Selosse Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs Champagne V.O. NV

97 points Audrey Frick (JebDunnuck.com): "The NV Champagne Blanc De Blancs V.O. Extra Brut is from the upper slopes of of Avize, Cramant, and Oger, and this release is from the 2018, 2017, and 2016 vintages. It has a notably upright and linear profile, offering notes of chalky earth, lime leaf, white peach, and white pepper spice. The palate is focused and compact, with electric energy driving the wine, and it has a pinpoint mousse and a mouthwatering finish. It was coiled and nervous at this early tasting, so it’s going to need time in the cellar, but it’s built for the long haul. Drink 2026-2050.The wines for this report were tasted at the cellar in Avize with Anselme Selosse in September 2024. Drink: 2026-2050. (12/20/24)"

96 points Antonio Galloni (Vinous): "For my taste, the NV Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru V.O. Version Originale (base 2014) is the star of this flight. Power, breadth and energy all come together in a V.O. that delivers the goods, big time. White pepper, crushed flowers and a whole range of mineral-driven accents lift the fruit in a V.O. that sizzles with tension. Superb. Disgorged: January 8, 2020. Drink: 2025-2035. (Jun 2023)"

96 points Tyson Stelzer The Champagne Guide: "(Avize, Cramant and Oger; vinified in oak barrels; aged 3.5-4 years on lees; zero dosage; 3600 bottles). Selosse's Version Originale is a full golden yellow hue, with such bombastic complexity that it resembles mature white Burgundy as much as it does champagne. Remarkable ripe intensity transcends Côte des Blancs chardonnay in its panoply of flavours of plum, dried fruit, baked peach, fig, honey, savoury spice and citrus zest. The pronounced structure swoops in on the finish, with well-defined acidity drawing the finish out long and true. The mineral presence on show here is of dramatic proportions, with the deep-set, salty mineral texture of Avize penetrating deep into the back-palate."

96 points William Kelley (Wine Advocate): "All the 2019 disgorgements of Selosse's emblematic Blanc de Blancs cuvées are brilliant, and revisiting the November 2019 disgorgment of the NV Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru V. O. (Version Originale), I clearly underrated this wine on release. Unwinding in the glass with aromas of dried fruits, citrus oil, toasted nuts, drawn butter, yellow orchard fruit, clear honey and fenugreek, it's medium to full-bodied, broad and vinous, with terrific concentration allied with excellent tension. In fact, if this disgorgement stands out, it's for its especially notable cut and precision. Concluding with a long, sapid finish, it's a bottle that doesn't survive very long after opening in our household. Drink: 2021-2035. (11/10/22)"

95 points La Revue du Vin de France: "The Version Originale cuvée blossoms with notes of almond and gingerbread. The fine autolysis and oxydation melange contribute to this aromatic universe. The palate is full-bodied, with caressing bubbles. (2025)"

95 points Bettanne & Desseauve (2023).