Champagne Gosset - Brut Grand Millésime 2012

Bettane & Desseauve

About wine:

A beautiful gold color, where the great Chardonnays that make up the majority of the blend blend perfectly with the equally great Pinot Noirs. The aromas are creamy with dried flowers and yellow to white stone fruits cooked into a fine marmalade. The maturity of the peanuts and caramelized butter effects is perfect, balancing perfectly with the fresh, peppery, mentholated notes. Very nice silkiness on the palate and beautiful structure with great bitterness. The cooked mushrooms in butter are delicious, and the finish carries the savory flavors remarkably well. A great wine.

About the estate:

Gosset remains a small house in the world of Champagne giants, selling an average of one million bottles each year. At the head of the technical team is a dynamic duo consisting of Odilon de Varine and Gabrielle Malagu, who oversee a range that remains true to its fundamentals: freshness, liveliness, and minerality. To maintain this course despite recent climate changes and the higher maturity of the grapes, the house now favors Chardonnay in its blends, with a smaller proportion of Pinot Noir in order to maintain the consistent final taste. With its consistency and assertive style, the range, which offers numerous cuvées, including some from long-aged wines, deserved to be rewarded with an additional star. The house has joined the top of our hierarchy.

Guide Hachette des vins

About wine:

The 2012 vintage has a reputation for being excellent but rather limited in volume. However, this Grand Millésime is nothing to be shy about. It blends a majority of Chardonnay (67%) from prestigious origins (Côte des Blancs and renowned terroirs in the Montagne de Reims) with Pinot Noir from grands crus. After five years of aging, it delights with its subtle, mineral, and fresh nose of white fruits, butter, and pastries, well prolonged by a refined, complex, and lively palate, enhanced on the finish by a touch of apricot acidity and a noble bitterness.

About the estate:

"The oldest house in Champagne" was founded in 1584, before the region's wine became sparkling, by Pierre Gosset, alderman of Aÿ and vineyard owner. At the time, the wines of this town, often red, rivaled those of Beaune at court. After Pierre Gosset, 13 generations followed. Now based in Épernay, the company has been part of the Renaud-Cointreau group since 1993. Gosset champagnes do not undergo malolactic fermentation. In 2016, Odilon de Varine, deputy director and oenologist, succeeded Jean-Pierre Mareigner. He was joined the following year by Gabrielle Malagu, to whom he entrusted joint responsibility for the cellar at the end of 2022.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

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RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

About wine:

A beautiful palette, the nose is ripe, with the stone fruit and Pinot characteristics clearly present. The maturity does not detract from the freshness of the aromas. The juice is racy, with good depth. Lively, with lively bubbles. A great wine that is still young.

About the estate:

The oldest Champagne house, founded in 1584, has been owned by the Renaud-Cointreau group since 1994. Now under the leadership of Odilon de Varine and Gabrielle Bouby-Malagu in the cellar, it stands out for its consistent production of wines that are intense, powerful, and carried by a beautiful tension that balances them and allows them to age harmoniously.

James Suckling

About wine:

This wine offers spicy aromas of berries and biscuit with a hint of toasted hazelnut and brioche. Black fruit tart. The palate has a smooth, slender, and creamy texture. Finely chiseled with a dry finish.