Gosset - Celebris Brut Champagne 2012 (750ml)
Price: $211.00
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| Producer | Gosset |
| Country | France |
| Region | Champagne |
| Varietal | Champagne Blend |
| Vintage | 2012 |
| Sku | 1910507 |
| Size | 750ml |
Wine Enthusiast: 96 Points
A seriously mature Champagne this vintage of Celebris is rich with fruit that has now softened. With rich acidity the wine has now rounded with a beautifully textured wine that is very ready to drink. ? Roger Voss
Jeb Dunnuck: 95 Points
The ninth time the Celebris has been produced in over 400 years the 2012 Champagne Celebris is exceptional with layered complexity in its aromas of quince fresh apple blossoms and pure honey without being oxidative. Medium to full-bodied it is gorgeous through the palate with a supple stony texture pure with chalk and an even spine of fresh acidity through the long finish. It?s another exceptional wine in the range to enjoy over the coming three decades. The oldest wine house in Champagne established by Pierre Gosset in 1584 in Ay Gosset was purchased by Reynaud-Cointreau in 1993. Today the chef de cave is Odilon de Varine formerly of Deutz and Henriot and the philosophy is to adapt to each year and not to get stuck in the past. Each of the growers? plots are fermented separately and malolactic fermentation is entirely blocked working with the lees to create roundness in the wines instead. The house has gradually shifted from being predominantly a Pinot Noir house to that of Chardonnay. Total annual production is approximately 1 million bottles although they have the capacity to produce 1.5 million. They hold a considerable stock of reserve wine going back 60 years alleviating the pressures to put out more quantity. This year marks the first release ever for the Celebris Blanc de Blancs
Wine Advocate: 95+ Points
Gosset's emblematic Chardonnay-dominant 2012 Extra-Brut Celebris is a more than worthy successor to the 2008 unwinding in the glass with aromas of citrus oil verbena freshly baked bread green apple and wet stones followed by a medium to full-bodied deep and incisive palate that's layered concentrated and tensile with a tangy spine of acidity (the house's trademark) and a long saline finish. Published: Dec 14 2023
The Wine Independent: 95 Points
The Celebris 2012 Brut emerges gracefully from the glass with poached yellow apple kumquat puff pastry and vanilla cream notes. The medium to full-bodied palate has buoyant acid freshness and a bright salinity that highlights juicy red fruit morello cherry and citrus notes. This 70% Chardonnay and 30% Pinot Noir blend is aged a minimum of ten years in cellar finished with a 5.5 gram per liter dosage then cellared an additional nine months before release. The bottle tasted was disgorged in March 2023. 25000 bottles were produced. Reviewed by: Sarah Mayo Review date: 2023-11-08
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twiWine Spectator: 93 Points
A fresh Champagne with a fine lively mousse this shows a seamlessly knit range of blackberry grilled macadamia nut and preserved lemon flavors while a tangy hint of sea salt crackles on the lingering finish. Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Drink now through 2033. 150 cases imported.
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