For immediate release

October 2015

CHAMPAGNE GOSSET UNVEILS LATEST VINTAGE:

GRAND MILLESIME 2006

Champagne Gosset, the oldest wine house in Champagne, founded in Aÿ in 1584, has revealed its latest vintage; theGrand Millésime 2006. It is the first new product to use the ultra environmentally friendly new foil recently introduced by Gosset.

Having spent eight years maturing in the darkness of the Champagne Gosset cellars in Epernay, this 56 % Pinot Noir and 44 % Chardonnay wine is an excellent expression of the 2006 harvest. It is available in the UK now and will be distributed by Gosset's newly appointed UK distributor Louis Latour Agencies.

On pouring, the Grand Millésime 2006 has a dark, golden-yellow hue, brilliant and limpid. It is floral and fruity on the nose (hawthorn, lilac, pear and Mirabelle plum) together with some clear citrus notes. In the mouth, a sharp attack of citrus caviar and grapefruit burst onto the palate, followed by a pleasantly lingering finish, with subtle hints of saltiness and, finally, notes of lemon.

This superb, low dosage champagne is perfect served with fine foods such as line-caught sea bass in salt crust, scallops, salt marsh lamb or fresh goat's cheese.

 "The beginning of 2006 was marked by a very dry spell and no spring frosts. A warm, dry and sunny June helped the flowering and full bloom was recorded in the 1982-2006 average (mid-June). Hailstorms in July, then a cool, wet spell in August, was followed by improved early September weather which stimulated maturation, resulting in the grapes being in prime condition just prior to harvest." SaidJean-Pierre Mareigner, Champagne Gosset's cellar master.

"2006 was a particularly good year for the Pinots Noirs, which showed great maturity, with considerable fruit and body," he adds.

And, as part of its strong ecological commitment, Champagne Gosset has changed its foil caps and now uses a new generation of foils made from low-density green polyethylene and printed with water-based inks, replacing products used previously made from oils and solvents.

TheChampagne Gosset Grand Millésimeis expected to retail for around £65-69 a 750 ml bottle. It is available in a smart gift box and, like all the Gosset champagnes, has colour-coded labels for ease of reference.
www.champagne-gosset.com

Champagne Gosset is distributed in the UK exclusively byLouis Latour Agencies.

Tel: +44 (0)20 7409 7276. www.louislatour.co.uk

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For high res images and further information on Champagne Gosset please contact Alison Jee on 020 8744 0744

gosset@alisonjee.co.uk

For further information about Louis Latour Agencies please contact Annie Limm or Kate Sweet atinfo@limmpr.com