x
  • Country ranking ?

    910
  • Producer ranking ?

    19
  • Decanting time

    No
  • When to drink

    Now
  • Food Pairing

    Seafood, Salads & Consommes

The Tb points given to this wine are the world’s most valid and most up-to-date evaluation of the quality of the wine. Tastingbook points are formed by the Tastingbook algorithm which takes into account the wine ratings of the world's best-known professional wine critics, wine ratings by thousands of tastingbook’s professionals and users, the generally recognised vintage quality and reputation of the vineyard and winery. Wine needs at least five professional ratings to get the Tb score. Tastingbook.com is the world's largest wine information service which is an unbiased, non-commercial and free for everyone.

Close

The Story

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...

Close

Wine Information

Climbing the steep hill of Clos des Goisses against the shadows of the setting sun, our thoughts settled and the busy day seemed like yesterday. The sounds of Mareuil-sur-Aÿ village below had grown fainter and were accompanied only by the last rays of the vanishing sun.
The peace was perfect on that even hilltop. The 5,5 hectare vineyard that spread out around us is the best known after Krug´s Clos du Mesnil. Even after sunset the southern s...

Close

Tasting note

color

Light

ending

Long

flavors

Toasty, Apricot, Coffee, Honey and Mineral

nose

Intense and Round

recommend

Yes

taste

Balanced, Multi-dimensional, Complex, Round, Rich and Full

Written Notes

Clos des Goisses is the champagne that has taken me the longest to get to know. This vintage is a kind of key, as the wine’s magnificent maturity is relatively clear in it, while still maintaining some of the young, somewhat tricky aromas. Slightly coarser than expected now that maturity seems to have set in.
  • 94p
Clos des Goisses 1975/ Philipponnat, a medium-sized champagne house, is famous for its single vineyard luxury cuvée Clos des Goisses, and deserves the credit for being the first major producer of a single vineyard champagne. The vast 5.5 ha parcel of Clos des Goisses in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ must be the most beautiful vineyard in Champagne. The steep slope overlooks the river, and the exposure is so phenomenal that the wines manage to attain a 1-1.5% higher level of alcohol every year compared to the regional average. The history of the plot is complex. The difficult period of phylloxera, the First World War and the following depression brought the plot from Montebello to the hands of Philipponnat in 1935. Production of single vineyard wine had already begun at that time. The wine was labelled as Vin des Goisses until 1959. The vineyard consists of 14 different plots with various planting dates. Initially it was planted with 50% Chardonnay and 50% Pinot Noir, but over the years most of the replanting has been done with Pinot Noir, that now comprises over 60% of the total. Stringent selection takes place at the blending phase conducted by blind tastings. Only part of the wine from the parcel ends up in the Clos des Goisses wine. Their ideology of winemaking is to produce great “wine”, not sparkling wine. Clos des Goisses is produced from very ripe grapes, picked at separate dates. Lutte Raisonnée is practised to maximise the terroir expression. Malo-lactic is mostly avoided and the wine is never acidified nor chaptalised, a rarity in Champagne. The hot vintage of 1975 produced a small very concentrated harvest. Bright, golden yellow colour. Rich and voluptuous nose with toasty, roasted coffee flavours and delicious aromas of breakfast with toast and apricot marmelade. Big palate with crisp acidity, rich honeyed fruitiness, toasty, round and complex taste with long mineral finish. Gracefully developed wine ready to be toasted in special events!
  • 95p
Load more notes

Information

Origin

Mareuil-sur-Ay, Champagne

Other wines from this producer

Blanc de Noirs

Brut Réserve vintage

Clos des Goisses Juste Rosé

Clos des Goisses L.V.

Clos des Goisses Vinothèque

Cuvée 1522

Cuvée 1522 Brut

Cuvée 1522 Brut Rosé

Cuvée Mareuil-sur-Ay

Extra-Brut Grand Blanc

Grand Blanc vintage

Grand Blanc Vintage

La Rémissonne Mareuil-su-Ay Premier Cru Champagne Extra Brut

Les Cintres

Royale Réserve

Royale Réserve Non Dosé

Royale Réserve Rosé

Royale Réserve Vintage

Sublime Réserve

Incorrect Information
If you found some information that is wrong, let us know
Are you sure you want do delete this wine? All information will be lost.
Are you sure you want to recommend this wine?
Are you sure you want hide this written note ?
Are you sure you want show this written note ?
UPGRADE MEMBER PLAN
Upgrade your membership now, it's quick and easy. We use PayPal, the world's largest payment system, it accepts all credit cards. Once you've chosen your membership level, you'll go directly to PayPal. You can cancel your membership at any time.
Thank you for your support!
 

Pro Member

 

Winemerchant Member

 

Winery Member

 

User

 
Type a message ...
Register to Tastingbook
Sign up now, it's quick and easy.
We use PayPal, the world's largest payment system, it accepts all credit cards.
Once you've chosen your membership level, you'll go directly to PayPal, where you can sign up for a free 7-day trial period. You can cancel your membership at any time. We wish you a rewarding journey to the world of Fine Wines.

Free 7 days Member trial

 

Member

 

Pro Member

 

Winemerchant Member

 

Winery Member

 

User

  Register