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Gosset, Grand Rose Brut NV
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Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni
Gosset's NV Brut Grand Rosé is brisk and chiseled to the core, with plenty of bright cranberry, citrus and floral notes that give the wine lift. Deceptively pale in color and light in body, the Grand Rosé makes its case with persistence and focus. The dry, bracing style is best suited to the dinner table, especially with lighter, fish-based dishes. Disgorged on May 31, 2016. Dosage is 9 grams per liter.
Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni
The NV Brut Grand Rosé comes across as very Gosset in its bright, piercing minerality. This is one of the driest Rosés in the market, and truth to be told, it takes a special palate to truly appreciate this wine. Frankly, a touch more sweetness might not be a bad thing. This is Lot # L0418110.
Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni
The NV Brut Grand Rosé is a big, structured Champagne. It comes across as a touch sweeter than is the norm here, but that just may be a factor of the wine's considerable fruit. All sorts of freshly cut flowers, berries and minerals come together in the glass. The wine gains volume and depth in the glass, showing the many shades of dimension that make it such a great choice for the dinner table. This is Lot L009 7110, disgorged March, 2010.
Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni
The NV Brut Grand Rosé is a beautiful, precise wine. Chalky, mineral notes frame a core of expressive, perfumed fruit as this taut, focused Rosé opens up in the glass. The wine reveals tons of depth in a focused, vibrant style. This is a superb effort from Gosset. The Brut Grand Rosé is 56% Chardonnay and 35% Pinot Noir, plus 9% still Pinot from Bouzy and Ambonnay. This is Lot # L850 7110, disgorged 2nd week of December, 2008.
Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni
The NV Brut Grand Rosé is made in a powerful, austere style that is best suited to the dinner table rather for drinking as an aperitif. With air, pretty floral red fruits appear, yet this remains a muscular Champagne with notable thrust and vitality. In short, this is a very serious wine. The blend is 56% Chardonnay and 35% Pinot Noir, with the additional of 9% still red wines from Bouzy and Ambonnay. The cork is labeled C 7100, and this bottle was disgorged in May 2007.
Reviewed by: Josh Raynolds
(58% Chardonnay and 42% Pinot Noir; 3.5 g/l dosage; L329 9160): Light, orange-tinged pink. Lively spice- and mineral-accented red berry and citrus fruits on the nose, with a hint of cherry pit adding depth. Vibrant and precise on the palate, offering tangy, refreshingly bitter-edged blood orange and strawberry flavors. Clean, focused and stony on the dry, penetrating, persistent finish, which leaves a suave honeysuckle note behind.
Reviewed by: Josh Raynolds
(roughly 55% chardonnay and 45% pinot noir, with about a quarter of the pinot in the form of still wine; L239 9110): Vivid orange-pink. Smoky red berries and fresh flowers on the highly perfumed, mineral-accented nose. Rich but energetic and light on its feet, offering bitter cherry and raspberry flavors and a bracing jolt of orange peel. Toasty leesy nuances emerge with air and carry through a long finish tinged with spices and flowers.
Reviewed by: Josh Raynolds
(L202 9110): Bright orange. High-pitched, floral-accented aromas of citrus fruits, red berries and toasty lees. Sappy, concentrated strawberry and orange zest flavors are firmed by a nervy spine of acidity and gain weight with aeration. Taut and focused, with noteworthy finishing cut, thrust and length.
Reviewed by: Josh Raynolds
(58% chardonnay and 42% pinot noir; L0418110): Bright pink. Intense, spice-accented aromas of dried red fruits, blood orange, cinnamon and minerals, with a subtle note of anise. Dry and precise but fleshy, with very good depth to its tangy redcurrant and bitter cherry flavors. A refreshing jolt of orange zest adds bite to the long, juicy and focused finish. I really like the blend of power and vivacity here.
Reviewed by: Josh Raynolds
(L6164101) Copper-tinted pink color. Fresh tangerine, raspberry and wild strawberry aromas, with mineral and sea spray accents. Fleshy and round, with deep orange and white peach flavors, good depth and an exotic accent of floral honey. Finishes on a deep red berry note. This is delicious.
Reviewed by: Josh Raynolds
Medium pink. Intense aromas of strawberry, blood orange and pomegranate are complicated by white pepper and dried rose. Almost delicate on the palate, with youthful, vibrant bright red berry and toasty brioche tones. This is a very fresh Champagne that manages to be lively and richly flavored at once, with a long, spicy finish.
Reviewed by: Stephen Tanzer
Pale copper-orange color. Highly perfumed aromas of strawberry jam, maple syrup and flowers. Ripe, rich, dense and full but also nicely focused, with enticing sweet fruit flavors and excellent vinosity. Much more forward today than the '88 Celebris; drink this over the next five or six years while waiting for that bottling to round out and harmonize.
Reviewed by: Stephen Tanzer
Salmon-skin color. Deep aromas of toasted bread, nuts, spices and earth. Full, rich and fairly dry, with a hint of strawberry. An intensely flavored midweight, with very good extract and a toasty, dry, very subtle finish. Harmonious acids really extend the wine's fruit.
Reviewed by: Stephen Tanzer
Salmon-orange. Musky aromas of red berries, minerals, clove, horseradish and earth. Penetrating and vinous, with understated red berry flavors complicated by earth and spice notes. Intensely flavored but light on its feet. Finishes with superb, lingering fruit and noteworthy verve. A terrific, wine-like rose.
Reviewed by: Robert M. Parker, Jr.
Notes of tangerine, peach, white flowers and wheat toast preface the latest rendition of Gosset's NV Brut Grand Rosé, a medium to full-bodied, pillowy and charming wine with a fleshy core of fruit, chalky structure and tangy acids. Elegantly vinous and flavorful, it's a fine success.
About the Producer
In 1584, Pierre Gosset, alderman of Aý and winegrower made still wines, mostly red, with the grapes he harvested from his own vines. In those days, two wines vied for pride of place at the table of the Kings of France: the wine of Ay and the wines of Beaune. Both were made from the same grape varieties Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Then, in the XVIIIth century, the wines made in and around Ay began to bubble. Today, the Gosset cuvees are still presented in the antique flask identical to the one used since the XVIIIth centur Gosset blends together the best Crus of the Marne district (Grands Crus and Premiers Crus) with a 95% average classification on the official quality scale ("échelle des crus"). They carefully avoid malo-lactic fermentation so that the wines keep all their natural fruitiness. "With Gosset Champagne, the wine comes first, the bubbles come later." This is the motto of the house, to which Jean-Pierre Mareigner, their cellar master, has been faithful for 31 years. More than a style, Gosset is a signature, the signature of a 438-year-old Champagne house now renowned worldwide. Yet, despite its long history, the house is never resting and has always something new to offer. Now the Blanc de Blancs is released in a new clear bottle that underlines the unique sparkle, purity and brilliance of the pale gold and also pays tribute to Suzanne Gosset (1885-1970), who pioneered the use of clear bottles for Champagne. But the main news is the release of the Blanc de Noirs, a 100% Pinot Noir (from Ambonnay, Ay, Verzy, Chigny-Les-Roses and Tauxieres). The nose shows powerful potential and beautiful concentration. You might expect a Champagne like this to be nothing but power, but it is no such thing, it is above all freshness and delicacy which greet you and leave you with an impression of great harmony. "I was extremely impressed with the wines I tasted from Gosset, From top to bottom this is an exceptional line-up." Wine Advocate
