2000 Gosset, Grand Millésime

2000 Gosset, Grand Millésime

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Star wine. One of the best champagnes I've tried this year, combining rich, toastiness with vibrant, citrus fruit.
Jamie Goode, S Magazine Sunday Express, December 2011

Gosset’s 2000 is a very impressive achievement. The wine is a blend of 57% Chardonnay and 43% Pinot Noir, sourced from the finest vineyards of both the Montagne de Reims and the Côte des Blancs. Notes of fig, vanillin, oily-oak and oyster shell evidenced on the nose. The palate underlines this innate complexity, with hints of pink grapefruit, apricot and sour honey to complete the picture. The wine has been made in a rich style and both poise and persistence are evidenced behind the pin-prick acidity and gentle mousse. Perfect with scallops, quail or turbot, to name but three…….
(Simon Field MW, BBR Buyer)

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Champagne blend

Champagne blend

Which grapes are included in the blend, and their proportion, is one of the key factors determining the style of most Champagnes. Three grapes are used - Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier.

26% of vineyards in Champagne are planted with Chardonnay and it performs best on the Côtes des Blancs and on the chalk slopes south of Epernay. It is relatively simple to grow, although it buds early and thus is susceptible to spring frosts. It produces lighter, fresher wines than those from Burgundy and gives finesse, fruit and elegance to the final blend. It is the sole grape in Blancs de Blancs, which are some of the richest long-lived Champagnes produced.

Pinot Noir accounts for nearly 40% of the plantings in Champagne and lies at the heart of most blends - it gives Champagne its body, structure, strength and grip. It is planted across Champagne and particularly so in the southern Aube district.

The final component is Pinot Meunier and this constitutes nearly 35% of the plantings. Its durability and resistance to spring frosts make the Marne Valley, a notorious frost pocket, its natural home. It ripens well in poor years and produces a soft, fruity style of wine that is ideal for blending with the more assertive flavours of Pinot Noir. Producers allege that Pinot Meunier lacks ageing potential, but this does not deter Krug from including around 15% of it in their final blends.


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