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Clos des Goisses 1959

Philipponnat, Champagne, France

Philipponnat
Champagne France
  • 97
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    731

  • Producer ranking ?

    10

  • Decanting time

    No

  • When to drink

    Now

  • Food Pairing

    Seafood, Salads & Consommes

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Belonging exclusively to Philipponnat, the Clos des Goisses is an exceptional vineyard of 5,5 Ha enclosed by walls, with an impressive gradient of 30 to 45°, facing full south, where Philipponnat produces the most powerful of Champagne wines. Always vintaged, very lightly dosed, this uncommon wine is characterized by incredible length and body, in which Pinot Noir characteristics predominate. This fabulous wine for great occasions, extraordina...

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Fantastically deep and full, fruity nose. Wonderfully creamy fruit and a lot of seductive sweetness on both the nose and aftertaste. Half an hour after decanting the wine fully opened up and generated even greater complexities and flavours. An elegant and vigorous champagne! Another great Goisses!

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  • 96p

This bottle is among the greatest wines I've ever tasted. Even though Pinot Noir is the dominant grape, there are strong similarities with the '59 Salon. I tasted it blind beside five old cuvée Champagnes from major houses and it was so apparent that this was a mono-cru, with all the advantages that implies in terms of power, intensity, and personality. This is a creamy and youthful creation with an almost narcotically seductive nose. The flavor is so very full and creamy with citrus tones. Once the wine has stood in the glass for a while, the special youthful grass and gooseberry nose appeared. A wine that is a long voyage in itself. Not as impressive if too recently disgorged.

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  • 98p
The second bubbly of this flight, which was accompanied by enough Iranian Gold Osetra Caviar to feed a seven nation army, had an exotic wildflower nose that also featured light caramel, a touch of honey and some pinches of granulated sugar. Smooth with light grit on its finish, there was a touch of earth, but this did not seem overly complex, merely mortal and only pleasant. It was dry upfront, and its taut, citrus flavors were redeemed only by a long finish. It was a 1959 Philipponat Clos des Goisses, and this was incredibly inconsistent with a spectacular bottle of this that I had had within the prior two months
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  • 91p
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Origin

Mareuil-sur-Ay, Champagne

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