Gosset Champagne Brut 15 Ans de Cave a Minima NV 100925OFFER a slate-rich vineyard first worked

a slate-rich vineyard first worked by Romans

and these are old vines within it — the kind that push deep into Kimmeridgian limestone and deliver the flinty

on the rocks

in a bottle

which is winemaker shorthand for concentration without heaviness

Gosset Champagne Brut 15 Ans de Cave a Minima NV 100925OFFER a slate-rich vineyard first workedGosset, founded in 1584, is the oldest wine house in Champagne and this bottling is something extraordinary even by their standards. "A Minima" means "at minimum," and the minimum here is 15 years on the lees, when the norm for non vintage Champagne is under five. The blend is 60% Chardonnay and 40% Pinot Noir, kept fresh by Gosset's house signature of no malolactic fermentation. The result is a Champagne of unusual complexity for an NV: biscuit,