Gosset, 12 Ans Brut Brut Zero

Gosset, 12 Ans Brut Brut ZeroRich flavors of pastry cream, lemon curd and glazed apricot glide across the satiny palate of this fine and creamy Champagne, offering a firm, finely integrated spine of citrusy acidity providing balance and definition. Long and aromatic on the finish, with accents of graphite, chalk and saffron. Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Drink now through 2026. 250 cases imported.

a fine line of acidity

delicious and surprisingly round medium weight flavors are at once seductive and punchy before terminating in a very dry bitter lemon suffused finish

which leads to a very long yet highly delicate and perfectly balanced finish with stimulating salinity and mineral structure

This also has quite clear honey as it opens

The 2014 Smith Haut-Lafitte has a much simpler bouquet than the 2014 Pape-Clément

It remains one of the most rigorously traditional Chianti Classicos

This hand-tended

Felsina Chianti Classico Riserva Rancia Key Points

licorice and lilac with concentrated blueberry and cranberry fruit

This is also quite heavily reduced though the energetic flavors display an attractive mineral streak that continues onto the solidly intense finish that is given form by the relatively fine tannins in the context of a villages level wine

Last tasted

it’s a wine that could be enjoyed young too if desired