2006 Wine

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 97 points: Created in 1964 as a tribute to the house’s founder, the youngest release is the 2006 Millésime Brut Cuvée Nicolas François, a blend of 60% Pinot Noir from premier and grand crus from the Montagne de Reims and the Grande...

jamessuckling.com, 95 points: Selected parcels in Avize, Cramant, Chouilly and Le Mesnil-sur-Oger chosen for power. This has a very impressive grilled hazelnut and gently toasty edge with dried lemon and clotted cream. The palate has immense...

Wine Enthusiast, 94 points: This is a dry style of wine, with great acidity and a tightly wrought texture. As with many Gosset Champagnes, this wine has had no malolactic fermentation, enhancing the freshness and crispness as well as the structure...

Burghound, 92 points: (BH89-92 points) This too evidences background notes of wood spice on the slightly riper red berry fruit nose that displays plenty of earth and underbrush on the supple, intense and nicely voluminous flavors that possess...

Decanter, 97 points: Powerful, concentrated and seriously young tannins are closed tight around the pure, intense, dark, sweet fruits, followed by a deep undertow of liquorice, cloves and graphite. Extraordinary balance, polish and control...

jamessuckling.com, 93 points: Gorgeous aromas of wet earth, stone, blackberry and fresh tobacco. Full body, super silky tannins and a long and beautiful finish. Such polish and complexity to this. Drink now. So beautiful.

TheWineCellarInsider.com, 92 points: Truffle, blackberry, smoke, menthol and herbs offer the aromatic profile. Soft and round textured for the vintage, the wine is approachable today with its fresh, sweet blackberry and cassis personality. Read more...

jamessuckling.com, 94 points: Just coming around now, the 2006 shows beautiful meat, forest floor, tobacco and berry character. It's medium to full-bodied. Savory finish. Drink now or hold.

Wine Spectator, 93 points: A blast of cherry, raspberry, mint and mineral aromas and flavors herald this focused, tensile red, which has ripe, sweet fruit, a firm structure, refinement and fine length. The finish is all spice now. Best from 2012...

Wine Spectator, 95 points: A kaleidoscope of orchard fruit, with a squeeze of lime served on a wet slate platter. Delicate and fresh, yet concentrated, with a silky, see-through texture. Has great length, with a tangy aftertaste. Drink now through...

TheWineCellarInsider.com, 93 points: The first vintage for the new owners only begins to show the full potential of the vineyard. Yet, there is no denying the smoky, spice, truffle, black raspberry and floral secondary aromatics. On the palate, the sultry...