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  • Country ranking ?

    928
  • Producer ranking ?

    18
  • Decanting time

    15min
  • When to drink

    2020-2035
  • Food Pairing

    Seafood, Salads & Consommes

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The Story

Blend: 100% Chardonnay

Origin: From two vineyards in Avize – south-facing 'Les Maladries du Midi' and east-facing 'Les Chantereines'. 

Ageing: 9-10 years on lees

Dosage: 0-2.4 g/l 

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Vintage 2009

This warm year started with a cold winter and mild spring temperatures. Early summer was variable but August and September provided ample sunshine and warmth contributing to fine grape health. Pinot Noir especially excelled. Grape harvest, of generally high sugar content yet soft acidity, started on September 8th. 2009 is a year of generous wines that showed well early. An apt example of a vintage of the recent era, in which retaining freshnes...

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The 2009 Extra-Brut Millesime Grand Cru is a huge, exotic wine. Candied apricot, spice, tropical fruit and toasted notes all build in the glass. In 2009, the vintage wine is just that - wine. This is an especially honeyed, vinous Champagne, even by Selosse's standards. I would cellar it for a few years to see if some of the baby fat melts away Today it is decidedly opulent. Disgorged: January 29, 2020.

  • 95p

Light golden colour. Pronounced, intense nose with oxidative, nutty oloroso style aromas. Underneath can be found aromas of red apples skins, peaches, yellow plums, ashes, touch of smoke and buttered toasts. Dry, very dense palate shows rich smoky flavous with apricot brioche. Refined mousse is giving good vibrancy to this heavy style champagne. Long rich finish with dried fruits, pommegranate and toasty smoky tones. Leaving mouth mineral chalky and yellow stonefruit flavours. JL 93p (22/10/2020)

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Origin

Avize, Champagne

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Sous Le Mont Grand Cru Mareuil-sur-Aÿ

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