The Gosset family have been making wine in Champagne since 1584, a date that precedes the creation of the first Champagne house - Ruinart - by well over a century.
Rather steely character, lemon and herb aromas, rather tight and firm.
The palate is attractively clean and well defined, with bright lemon citrus fruit packed in by good acidity. It is very tightly composed and has some fine potential.
This Palmes dOr style is used to create a wine rather than a Champagne
A mix of apricot, dried cherry and lemon aromas
The 1998 Brut Cuvee Palmes dOr is a sexy drink. While not a blockbuster, the wine reveals an engaging, harmonious personality. The open, inviting bouquet leads to an expressive, generous core of fruit with pretty notes of early tertiary character that add complexity. Brioche, hazelnuts, dried pears and dried apricots linger on a long, beautifully articulated finish