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Gosset Grande Reserve
Non-Vintage from Champagne, France
ratings pedigree (past vintages):
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winemaker's notes:
Gosset Grande Reserve is a truly faithful expression of the Gosset style. To achieve a cuvee of this quality, the cellar-master has blended the best of the various champagne crus at the grape- harvest with wines specially chosen from our reserve stocks for their richness and maturity. Powerful and aromatic, this champagne is ideal for serving as an aperitif or to accompany a very special meal.
alcohol by volume:
12.0%
critical acclaim:
"Champagne, this is saturated with ripe fruit, from white peach to white raspberry and lime. It's gloriously heady, yet the acidity keeps it clear and aligned. Old-fashioned rococo elegance.
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92 Points
Wine & Spirits
"Lively, with good balance and subtle flavors of green apple, Meyer lemon, chalk and spice. Lightly crunchy, with a fresh, lip-smacking finish. Drink now. 41,000 cases made."
91 Points
Wine Spectator
"The NV Brut Grande Reserve is an incredibly refined wine redolent of ripe pears, flowers and smoke. This mid-weight wine possesses notable elegance, with a long, refreshing finish that lingers on the palate with sweet notes of toasted oak. A fresh, vibrant Champagne, it should continue to develop nicely in bottle for at least a few more years. The Grande Reserve is roughly 46% Chardonnay, 39% Pinot Noir, and 13% Pinot Meunier, with the addition of 12% reserve wine. The cork is labeled C 7470, and this bottle was disgorged in late January, 2008. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2012."
91 Points
The Wine Advocate
"This is one of my favorite nonvintage Champagnes, rich and fresh at the same time, with a serious character that reminds you that great Champagne is a wine as well as bubbles. Complex, weighty and delicious, this is a Champagne that should be enjoyed with food."
91 Points
Wine Enthusiast
"In too many of the wines reviewed here, those with special denominations and higher prices have failed to share why they are more costly. Not so, this wine. Its extra notes of baked bread are layered comfortably on top of crisp, vital, somewhat austere but always energetic fruit in the nose, and it follows with a fine-grained, pinpointy mousse and older, yet solid and continuous flavors. We liked both Gosset efforts and applaud the value they offer."
91 Points
Connoisseurs' Guide
"Bright gold. Pungent aromas of pear and apple, with complicating notes of honey, buttered toast and smoky lees. Broad and fleshy but lively, offering juicy orchard and pit fruit flavors, with a hint of bitter lemon rind. Solid and chewy, with good finishing thrust and grip. Fans of Krug should give this try."
90 Points
International Wine Cellar
user reviews:
The top 3 most liked reviews for this wine.
A Customer - portland, or
this bubbly did not disappoint. i was concerned since i don't even know how long i'd had it... several years for sure. it had notes of canteloupe of all things, apricot, honey. it was a great start to a special dinner with good friends.
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