Gosset Grand Blanc de Blancs Brut (75cl, 12%)

A non-vintage Champagne made entirely from Chardonnay by Maison Gosset, Champagne's oldest wine house, founded in 1584 in Aÿ. Gosset blocks malolactic fermentation across its range, preserving natural malic acid and a direct expression of terroir. The wine rests at least four years on its lees before disgorgement. The nose shows white flowers, lemon, grapefruit, mandarin, apricot, Mirabelle plum, quince jelly and toasty honey. The palate has firm acidity with poached pear, nectarine, blanched almond, candied lemon peel, green apple and minerality, rounded by apricot and honey. The finish is long and fine, with creamy mousse, saline minerality, white blossom and citrus zest.