Champagne Gonet Medeville - Brut Champagne Tradition Premier Cru NV (750ml)
Price: $52.99
| Producer | Champagne Gonet Medeville |
| Country | France |
| Region | Champagne |
| Subregion | Champagne |
| Varietal | Champagne |
| Sku | 63402 |
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Wine Advocate: 92 Points
This bottle of Gonet-Medeville's NV Brut Premier Cru Tradition is showing very well, bursting from the glass with an expressive bouquet of crisp yellow orchard fruit, honeycomb, dried citrus rind, walnuts and fresh brioche. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, elegantly textural and fleshy, with ripe but racy acids, fine depth at the core and a long, sapid finish. This is a complex Champagne that sees some barrel fermentation.
Daniel Hernandez-Brun for K&D: 92 Points
This grower Champagne is really lovely stuff. It is comprised of 70% Chardonnay, 25% Pinot Noir, and 5% Pinot Meunier from Premier Cru vineyards, primarily from Bisseuil. It is quite dry, 3.5g/l residual sugar. A pale straw in color, the very expressive bouquet displays pear and green apple followed by spearmint and a toasty brioche note. The palate is round, with fine bubbles carrying toasty baked apple notes, leading to a long finish.
Wine Spectator: 91 Points
A harmonious Champagne, well-knit and chalky in texture, with flavors of white cherry, salted almond, cassis and blood orange peel. Creamy finish. Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier.
Vinous: 90 Points
The NV Brut Tradition Premier Cru is a blend of 70% Chardonnay, 25% Pinot Noir, and 5% Pinot Meunier picked mostly in Bisseuil, supplemented with Le-Mesnil-sur-Oger and Mareuil-sur-Ay. The 2019 base was supplemented by 20% of reserve wine. Creamy sourdough is very shy on the nose, a touch of plum shines through. The palate has lovely concentration and drive, there is ripe freshness and lively, fine but pleasantly prickly mousse. All tapers towards lemon freshness. Gentle chalkiness only adds to that lip-smacking finish that drives the next sip. Very clean finish.
