GOSSET

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. Drinking range: 2017 - 2023 Rating: 90 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (Dec 2017)

Dressed in a unique color that I would describe as a salmon pink with orange reflections, Gosset's NV Grand Rosé Brut – a blend of 58% Chardonnay and 42% Pinot Noir, 8% red wine inclusive) – opens with a highly delicate and matured, vinous bouquet of red fruits. Pure, light, highly elegant, round and intense on the fruity-mineral palate, this is a picture-book Champagne of great finesse and delicacy. The persistent finish is lovely, pure and extremely stimulating in its salty/mineral freshness; whereas the fruit is articulated in an aristocratic reticence and perfectly integrated into the noble, overall expression. No malolactic fermentation. This is the kind of sample that I don't want to give away, but drink for myself. Gorgeous! Rating: 93 Stephan Reinhart, The Wine Advocate, erobertparker.com (Jun 2016)

Attractive pale pink hue. This has a delicate set of aromas of wild cherry and some lighter pastry notes, really fresh. The palate has bright, crisp red fruit flavor and a thread of grapefruit too. Really fine, elegant, crisp, dry and focused. Rating: 93 James Suckling, www.jamessuckling.com (Jul 2015)

(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. Rating: 92 Josh Raynolds, www.vinousmedia.com (Jan 2015)

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. Rating: 90 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com

Vivid pink with a lively mousse. Redcurrant and dried cherry on the nose, with subtle floral and cinnamon notes adding complexity. Juicy red fruit flavors are firmed by gentle mineral and bitter cherry skin qualities, gaining depth with air. Finishes with dusty mineral grip and excellent persistence. Rating: 91 Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

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. Rating: 91 Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar (Nov 2003)