NV means that the label does not indicate a vintage year. Extra Brut means that the amount of dosage, the small amount of sugar added after disgorgement, is kept to a minimum. With Pinot Noir pressed white and very little sugar to round it off, there is nothing to hide behind.
Production is limited. With only about 300 cases produced, these bottles circulate primarily among collectors and rarely remain on the market for long.
The Selosse bottles are attracting a great deal of attention, and Largillier is a cuvée that demonstrates his ability to create his own unique style even when stepping outside the framework of Avize.
Robert Parker (97)
Based on the 2014 vintage, bottled in 2018 after fully four years' élevage and disgorged in March 2021, Selosse's NV Extra-Brut Largillier (2014) is terrific, offering up aromas of pear, toasted nuts, clear honey, white flowers and dried fruits. Full-bodied, ample and enveloping, it's fleshy but chiseled, with a concentrated core of fruit, tangy acids and a long, saline finish. "I've gotten to know the cellars where I'm working, as well as the site," Guillaume explains; as I result, I suspect this release will have greater aging potential. With this cuvée, Selosse demonstrates that, like his father, he's capable of pushing our conceptions of what Champagne can be to the limit—producing immensely characterful, compelling wines in the process.
BOW (8.5)
