Champagne Christian Gosset
Champagne Christian Gosset Ay Croix Courcelles Grand Cru 2019
Champagne Christian Gosset Ay Croix Courcelles Grand Cru 2019
An embodiment of the power and complexity of Aÿ. Intense and complex nose of fresh white fruits such as apple and pear, jasmine, nuanced with ginger and lactic notes. Broad and rich in the palate, with a very long, mineral and saline finish.
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Terroir: Croix-Courcelles - Two very small south-facing parcels of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay planted at the base of the Grand Cru village of Aÿ in the Vallée de la Marne. Cépage: 50% Pinot Noir, 50% Chardonnay
Vine Age: Vines planted in 1992 for both varieties
Soil: Deep soil on chalk Vinification: Grapes are hand-picked in bunches into small baskets. Slow pressing done in a traditional Coquard basket press. The cœur de cuvée is vinified in new and used 228L French barrels from the Tonnellerie de Champagne, where it undergoes both alcoholic and malolactic fermentation. The wines are undisturbed for 11 months without battonage before bottling, hence oxidation risk and sulphite addition are minimised. The secondary fermentation is accomplished by Méthode Champenoise, where the liqueur de tirage is added to the still base wine.
Ageing: 36 months on the lees
Filtration: None
Dosage: 3g/L
Disgorgement: June 2023
Christian Gosset’s family name has been the epitome of the prestigious Grand Cru village of Aÿ. For 35 years, Christian had been producing wines with his brother at their family estate of Champagne Gosset-Brabant. He ultimately took on a solo endeavour at the age of 50 in 2015, creating his own domaine, fulfilling his ambitions in making his own wines. That makes him one of the most experienced grower champagne producers. Christian’s project revolves around the five hectares of HVE-certified vineyards in the villages of Aÿ, Avenay-Val d’Or, Chouilly, Dizy and Mareuil-sur-Aÿ. The vines are typically aged and low-yielding and produce grapes of high concentration. With low impact viticulture and low intervention vinification processes, Christian sublimates the excellent terroir into wines of distinct precision, intense aroma, and structured finesse with long, complex finish.
