Gosset 21 Ans de Cave a Minima Champagne
Champagne 12.5% ABV ABV Gosset
24 February 2026
Blew my mind at a dinner party
A friend brought this round and none of us had heard of Gosset before. Poured it and the smell alone was incredible — really precise and toasty. Everyone went quiet for a second after the first sip which tells you everything. Going to track down a bottle for Christmas.
10 February 2026
Best champagne I've ever had
My wife got me this for my 50th birthday and I'm still thinking about it weeks later. The finish just goes on and on, really clean and layered. I've had Krug and Dom before but this Gosset is something else entirely. If you can afford it, just do it.
23 January 2026
Saw it on a menu and went for it
Spotted this at a restaurant in London and figured you only live once. So glad we ordered it. Every sip revealed something new — the acidity keeps it lively even though it's been aged for over 20 years. Shared the bottle between four of us and honestly could have drunk the whole thing myself. Absolute stunner.
17 November 2025
Worth every penny for a special night
Bought this for our 25th wedding anniversary and wow. The bubbles are so fine and elegant, and there's this amazing depth to it — like toasted brioche and dried fruit that just keeps going. At £290 it's not an everyday drink obviously, but for a once-in-a-lifetime occasion it delivered.
14 November 2025
Great but I expected more for £290
The wine shop guy recommended this as something special and it IS really good — lovely long finish and loads of complexity. But at nearly three hundred quid I was expecting to be completely blown away and I wasn't quite there. An 8 out of 10 champagne at a 10 out of 10 price if I'm honest.
8 November 2025
This is what proper champagne tastes like
I'm fairly new to champagne beyond supermarket stuff and a mate let me try some of his. Completely different league. It's got this richness to it but stays really crisp and balanced at the same time. The 12.5% ABV means it doesn't hit you hard either. Eye-opening stuff.
14 October 2025
Incredible but hard to justify the price
Tried this at a tasting event and it's genuinely stunning — 21 years on the lees and you can really tell. Rich and complex but still fresh somehow. That said, £290 is a LOT of money and I'm not sure it's twice as good as a £150 bottle. Would I buy it again? Probably not, but I'm glad I tried it.