Gosset's Grand Blanc de Meuniers cuvée is a tribute to Pinot Meunier, the most widespread grape variety in Champagne, used mainly to give the wine suppleness.
This cuvée is composed of a majority of 2007 wines, with a small touch of reserve wines. The grapes come mainly from terroirs located around Epernay (Cumières, Pierry, Moussy, Vinay, Chavot, Monthelon and Hautvillers). These are south-facing terroirs, with shallow soils where the chalk outcrops bring minerality and salinity to the wines.
Grand Blanc de Meuniers Gosset is vinified in stainless-steel vats, with care taken to avoid premature oxidation. Malolactic fermentation is carefully avoided to preserve the wines' naturally fruity aromas.
To emphasize the natural salinity and freshness of this cuvée, it is vinified on Chardonnay lees (Avize, Cramant). The dosage is extra-brut (3 g/l) to maintain the balance between freshness and vinosity, without masking the wine's character.
Finally, Gosset's Blanc de Meuniers is aged for 9 years in the company's own cellar to develop the wine's complexity and bring out its secondary and tertiary aromas.
This cuvée has a brilliant, limpid, deep gold color.
The nose reveals notes of summer fruits (mirabelle plum, apricot, quince...).
On the palate, Grand Blanc de Meuniers Gosset is full-bodied and mineral, expressing the characteristic generosity of Meunier, with a lovely liveliness and freshness.
