Tasting Notes
Antonio Galloni 96
The 2012 Brut Celebris is one of the most polished Champagnes I have tasted from Gosset in some time. Plenty of energy and acidity have long been signatures of this prestige cuvée, but a bit more meat on the bones keeps the wine from veering into the realm of the excessively austere, as was sometimes the case in the past. Dried lemon confit, chamomile, white pepper and salt all race across the palate. I very much admire the energy here. This blend of 70% Chardonnay and 30% Pinot Noir spent ten years on lees and saw a dosage of 5.5 grams per liter.
Anticipated maturity: 2024-2037
Wine Advocate 95+
Gosset’s emblematic Chardonnay-dominant 2012 Extra-Brut Celebris is a more than worthy successor to the 2008, unwinding in the glass with aromas of citrus oil, verbena, freshly baked bread, green apple and wet stones, followed by a medium to full-bodied, deep and incisive palate that’s layered, concentrated and tensile, with a tangy spine of acidity (the house’s trademark) and a long, saline finish.
Anticipated maturity: 2023-2038
The Wine Independent 95
The Celebris 2012 Brut emerges gracefully from the glass with poached yellow apple, kumquat, puff pastry, and vanilla cream notes. The medium to full-bodied palate has buoyant acid freshness and a bright salinity that highlights juicy red fruit, morello cherry and citrus notes. This 70% Chardonnay and 30% Pinot Noir blend is aged a minimum of ten years in cellar, finished with a 5.5 gram per liter dosage, then cellared an additional nine months before release. The bottle tasted was disgorged in March 2023. 25,000 bottles were produced.
Anticipated maturity: 2023-2035
Wine Enthusiast 96
A seriously mature Champagne, this vintage of Celebris is rich with fruit that has now softened. With rich acidity, the wine has now rounded with a beautifully textured wine that is very ready to drink.
