Louis Latour Agencies
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Gosset Champagne
CELEBRIS Vintage
| Founded in Ay in 1584 Champagne Gosset is the oldest wine house in Champagne. This Cuvée, created in 1993, is the culmination of Gosset style and immediately joined other high-end champagnes in its class. | |
| Available Vintages | 2012 |
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| Other vintages | 2008 2007 2004 2002 |
| Tasting note |
A joy to behold in the glass. The nose is complex, yet straightforward, with notes of Victoria pineapple, yellow fruits and pear followed by a hint of violet. In the mouth, this exceptional wine is clean and straight. On the finish, a hint of lemon to refresh the palate. Extremely fresh, this Cuvée leaves a feeling of purity and fruit without extravagance.
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| Awards and Accolades |
96 points, Wine Enthusiast, December 2015Aged for 10 years before disgorging and a further time before release, this is Gosset's top wine from a great vintage year. Extra Brut means it is dry, although the age of this wine has softened the intense acidity and turned it into an elegant, mature wine of great complexity as well as immediate attraction. It will age further at least until 2022, although it is totally drinkable now. Cellar Selection. 90+ points, Decanter Panel Tasting, January 2016An impressive, evolved nose with hints of mushroom and bonfire. Elegant, with plenty of life but showing tertiary characters, such as truffle, yet balanced by a crisp acidity: it lingers delicately. 95 points, The Wine Advocate, May 2016The 2002 Celebris Vintage Extra Brut displays a noble, clear, fresh and subtle bouquet with white fruit and brioche flavors intertwined with mineral aromas. Silky textured and highly elegant, this full-bodied yet delicate blend of 48% Pinot Noir and 52% Chardonnay is clear and straight on the palate, revealing a ripe and intense, yet refined fruit. It has a persistent and complex, firmly structured, stimulatingly pure and salty finish... 90pts, The World of Fine Wine, Nov. 2016Pinot Noir (the champion that year) making its presence felt in scents of sous-bois, mushrooms, and woodland smoke, even truffles. The crispness of the non-malo, especially in the Chardonnay, keeps everything on a long, straight road. Giles Fallowfield, Champagne GURU, 2nd Nov. 2016'...de Varine revealed he likes decanting it, while Rousset opined it needed another ten years or more. The large 67 Pall Mall tasting glasses helped show it in a good light and the following evening (in the same room, at the same venue) it was one of my top four wines in the 2002 prestige cuvée tasting (report to follow soon)...' |
| Region | Champagne |
| Grape variety | Chardonnay, Pinot Noir |
| Assets |
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