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.
Christian Gosset Champagne Brut A05 is a blend of two important Grands Crus from the 2020 vintage: 85% pinot noir from Aÿ in the Vallée de la Marne, and 15% chardonnay from Chouilly in the Côte des Blancs.
The Champagne Brut A05 by Christian Gosset is aromatic and expressive on the nose, reminiscent of pear, citrus peel, yellow flowers (genette, mimosa), bread, and aniseed tip. On the palate, the attack is frank and balanced, with a very long, vinous finish. A creamy mousse and food-friendly acidity are complemented by minerality and salinity on the finish.
Vinification
Each plot is hand-picked and vinified separately in enamel-lined vats. Winemaking is low-impact and low-intervention, with the pressing done at his neighbor 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 a spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts. As he says, “let the wines ferment quietly, and then we meet again in July for the bottling.” For the Brut Reserve, he makes his decisions as late as possible for the assemblage and proportion of reserve wine, around the following June, before bottling and secondary fermentation. The wines are aged in his cellar for a minimum of three years on the lees, regardless of the vintage. The naming standards for his non-vintage Brut reflect his organized and pragmatic approach—A01, his first assemblage, contained base wine from 2016.
Region
Champagne
Village
Aÿ in the Vallée de la Marne and Chouilly in the Côte des Blancs
Grapes
85% Pinot Noir / 15% Chardonnay
Base Vintage
2019
Vine Age
Over 45 years old
Soil
Chalk
Alcoholic Fermentation
Pressing in traditional Coquard basket press, alcoholic fermentation with native yeasts in enamel-lined vats
Malolactic Fermentation
Spontaneous
Secondary Fermentation
Méthode Champenoise with liqueur de tirage
Aging
36 months on the lees, sur lattes
Disgorgement
April 2024
Dosage
1g/L of neutral MCR
Filtration/Cold-Stabilization
None
Farming
Practicing Organic
Vegan
Yes
ABV
12.5%
Pack Size
12x750mL