Extra-Brut

The Extra Brut from Gosset brings together all three classic Champagne grape varieties: 40% Pinot Noir, 32% Meunier and 28% Chardonnay. With a dosage of 4.8 g/l it is dry, but not austere. Unusually for the house, which often avoids malolactic fermentation, here it did take place. Four years of cellar ageing give it depth.

In the glass, acacia and hawthorn open up, along with pear and apple. On the palate it feels creamy and lively at the same time. Vineyard peach, mirabelle plum and greengage give the freshness a round, fruity side. Serve it at 8 to 10°C in a white wine glass or a tulip glass. It goes with raw vegetables, prawns and salty biscuits, but also with strawberries and cream. That makes it suitable for an aperitif, a picnic and the dinner table alike. Gosset is regarded as the oldest wine house in Champagne, founded in 1584 in Aÿ.