Jacques Selosse Substance Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru NV
Jacques Selosse Substance Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru NV
In Bond, excludes duty and VAT · 1x75cl
In bond price shown. Duty and VAT quoted on enquiry · 1x75cl
1 bottle available
From one of our suppliers. Usually ready 6 to 8 weeks after your order is confirmed.
UK duty is charged on a wine's alcohol strength (ABV). Until we have confirmed the ABV of this wine we cannot take a duty-paid order, so a duty-paid basket is sent to us as an enquiry. We reply with a delivered price including duty and VAT. Nothing is charged until you accept it.
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One bottle of Jacques Selosse Substance Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru NV, offered In Bond from one of our suppliers, usually ready 6 to 8 weeks after your order is confirmed. Price per bottle, In Bond UK.
Duty and VAT are payable only if you later withdraw the wine from bond. Transfers between bonded accounts are arranged by our team after purchase.
Price per bottle £658.50 In Bond, excludes duty and VATIn bond price. Duty and VAT quoted on enquiry
1 available, 1x75cl
Offered in bond. Duty and VAT are not included and become payable only if the wine is withdrawn from bond. Transfers between bonded accounts are arranged by our team after purchase.
UK duty is charged on a wine's alcohol strength (ABV). Until we have confirmed the ABV of this wine we cannot take a duty-paid order, so a duty-paid basket is sent to us as an enquiry. We reply with a delivered price including duty and VAT.
This wine comes from one of our suppliers and is usually ready 6 to 8 weeks after your order is confirmed.
Offered subject to availability. We confirm every wine with the supplier before your order is finalised, and contact you the same working day if anything has changed.
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- Format
- 1x75cl
- Producer
- Jacques Selosse
- Origin
- Champagne, France
- Type
- Sparkling
- Duty status
- In Bond
- Availability
- From our supplier, 6 to 8 weeks
What the critics say
99 WAWine Advocate, Kristaps Karklins, 19-12-2024
One of the pinnacles of the tasting with Selosse, unsurprisingly, is the NV Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Substance, a wine with the most complex making, going through four stages of maturation: from barrels to the bottle. As always, it derives from a solera created in 1986. Originally, the wine was sourced from two parcels in Avize, but today the base wine (which eventually contributes only about 4.8% to the final blend in the bottle) is produced from a selection of plots in the village. Guillaume opted to include parcels that best fit the desired balance—sometimes these will be south-facing, other times east or even north-facing sites. Muscular and multidimensional, it jumps from the glass with a bouquet of kaleidoscopic complexity, featuring notes of orange zest, spices, beeswax, toasted hazelnuts and dried fig. On the palate, it is full-bodied, vinous and textural yet searingly chalky—even more mineral than Les Chantereines. Guillaume Selosse remarks that oxidation during maturation (and through multiple transfers between different vessels) frees the wine from fruit in a classic sense, leaving mostly chalky extract and enhancing its mineral aspect. Every time I taste at this great domaine, I vacillate between Substance and the lieux-dits as to which wine best defines this benchmark producer. The latest release was disgorged in July 2024 with 1.5 grams per liter dosage and promises a concentrated, unforgettable drinking experience.
Drink 2024 to 2034
96 VMVinous, Antonio Galloni, 01-05-2026
The NV (2016) Extra-Brut Substance is a wild, exotic Champagne. Tangerine peel, white flowers, candied citrus and spice fill out the layers. Hints of crystallized ginger and chamomile appear later. Ample and full-bodied, with tremendous energy, Substance is fabulous in this release. Bottled with no dosage. Disgorged: July 18, 2025.
Drink 2029 to 2039
Scores supplied through Liv-ex
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