Gosset15AnsdeCaveNV

Founded in 1584, Gosset is the oldest winemaking House in the Champagne region. Production remained fairly low-key until 1994, when the House was sold to the family owned Renaud-Cointreau Group. This takeover saw an increased level of investment improve their vineyard management and fostered a doubling of Gosset’s annual production to nearly one million bottles in just fourteen years. Owning just a few vineyards, Gosset purchase nearly all of the grapes required for production. After sixteen generations in the famous village of Aÿ, the winery has only recently moved to a larger and new plot in Épernay.rrGosset 15 Ans de Cave is the creation of previous Gosset Cellar Master, Jean-Pierre Mareigner. Cellared in 1999 and left to age for fifteen years, this cuvée is a unique blend of various different vintages. Jean-Pierre remained tight-lipped about the vintages in the blend and the assemblage still remains a secret today. Just 5,000 bottles have been produced and it is expected that only a few hundred bottles will be released to the UK market.rrTechnical Information:rVineyards: 100% Grand Cru | Chardonnay: Avize, Cramant, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger | Pinot Noir: Ambonnay, Aÿ, Mareuil-sur-AÿrGrape Varieties: 60% Chardonnay, 40% Pinot NoirrAgeing: 15 years on the leesrDosage: 7 g/lrDrink: Now for 3-4 yearsrrTasting Note: A very fine stream of bubbles and vivid yellow in colour. Aromas of lemon and slight biscuit notes. In the mouth, a complexity of dried fruits and honey notes fill the mid-palate. The rich and fresh fruit flavour is evident throughout the finish which is long and lingering: a great characteristic of Gosset Champagne.