Christian Gosset "A05" Rosé Extra-Brut, Champagne, France NV

FROM DE MAISON:

THE WINE: 87% Pinot Noir, 13% Chardonnay. Each plot is hand-picked and vinified separately in barrel. Winemaking is low-impact and low-intervention, with the pressing done at Christian Gosset’s neighbor Jean-Baptiste Geoffroy’s winery in a traditional Coquard basket press. The coeur de cuvée arrives by gravity into Christian Gosset’s cellar, directly into the enamel-lined vinification vats, where it undergoes alcoholic fermentation. As he says, “let the wines ferment quietly, and then we meet again in July for the bottling.” For the Rosé Extra-Brut, he blends 10% Coteaux Champenois red wine from pinot noir grapes that have been vinified in oak Burgundy barrels, around the following June, before bottling and secondary fermentation. The wines age for a minimum of three years on the lees. The naming standards for his non-vintage Rosé Extra Brut reflect his organized and pragmatic approach, with A01 being his first assemblage, containing base wine from 2016 (his first vintage); subsequently, his A05 is based on the 2020 vintage.

THE PRODUCER: Champagne Christian Gosset is a boutique project by one of the most experienced winemakers and family names synonymous with quality in the village of Aÿ in the Vallée de la Marne. The Christian Gosset style is aromatic, powerful, and structured but always in search of finesse and elegance, with a common thread of verticality, precision, and intensity. Christian Gosset crafts gastronomic Champagnes destined to elevate world-class cuisine with a trademark long, complex finish. Christian’s ethos for his wines follows three tenets: typicity, precision, and pleasure.