Category: | Sparkling Wines |
Sub-Category: | Champagne |
Producer: | Gosset |
Label Name: | Celebrisles Celebrissimes (Gift Box) |
Vintage: | 1995 |
Country: | France |
Region: | Champagne — Grand Cru sites (Côte des Blancs & Montagne de Reims: Avize, Cramant, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, Oger, Aÿ, Bouzy, Verzenay, Ambonnay). |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 12% |
Grape(s): | Chardonnay (46%), Pinot Noir (54%). |
Acidity: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 4 |
Length: | 4 |
Aroma Intensity: | 5 |
Best Temperature: | 11°C |
Awards/Ratings
Hachette Guide: 'Vin remarquable' / 'coup de coeur' (positive starred review). Praised by critics (Decanter review; Club Oenologique called the double-aged Les Célébrissimes exceptional). high collector interest
Tasting Note
Evolved, powerful Champagne: dried apricot, honey, toasted brioche, and ripe tropical fruit, with saline, aniseed nuances, fine mousse and long, refined finish. (Max 50 words).
Food Pairing
Western: oysters, lobster, roast chicken, foie gras, aged soft cheeses. Asian: sushi/sashimi, tempura, seafood dim sum, delicate Chinese-style steamed fish, Thai coconut curries (milder).
Production Method
Vintage Champagne aged long on lees (~10 years) then double-aged many years post-disgorgement (c.12+ years); no malolactic fermentation reported. Bottle presented in a gift coffret.
Vineyard Info
Maison Gosset, founded in Aÿ 1584, now owned by the Cointreau family; specialist producer of long-aged, Grand Cru Champagne. Celebris is a limited, prestige cuvée.