Jacques Selosse Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Substance

Parker: 100

Selosse’s latest rendition of the NV Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Substance, disgorged in March 2026 with a dosage of 1.5 grams per liter, is a wine that’s hard to argue with, unfurling in the glass with a deep bouquet of orange oil, dried fig and sandalwood mingled with beeswax, toasted nuts and benzoin. Full-bodied, concentrated and multidimensional, it is richly textural and incisive, with ample reserves of structuring chalky extract and a persistent, searingly saline finish. It is a brilliant wine and, indeed, the most complete and harmonious of Jacques Selosse’s range this year. As readers will recall, it derives from a solera initiated in 1986 and draws on a selection of parcels in the village of Avize.