Gosset (go-SAY) has always been one of my favorite Champagne Houses, and thus a fitting wine with which to end 2018 and usher in 2019. The wines have purity and, above all, personality. They are as fresh and invigorating as cold winter air. The Blanc de Blancs is starched and minerally; the rosé is regal and delicious, and this complex...

This new wine from Gosset is a blend of 60 percent chardonnay from Avize and Le Mesnil-sur-Oger with 40 percent pinot noir from Bouzy, Ambonnay and Cumières. It gains its color from still pinot noir (seven percent of the blend), which also provides fresh raspberry and red currant flavors that integrate into the wine’s sweetness. Notes of chalk and mint balance the fruit...

A fragrant chardonnay with notes of chamomile and chalk, this wine’s tart, fresh apple flavors find a soothing cushion in its creamy texture. Dense and powerful, this is Champagne for roast langoustines or lobster.

This starts out smoky and tense, with scents of baking spice and rising bread that slowly open to white pear and ginger flavors. The leesiness develops into mineral notes and nutty flavors. For aperitifs with Marcona almonds.