Philipponnat

Clos des Goisses, Brut, 2011

Name: Clos des Goisses, Brut
Brand: Philipponnat
Price: 951.94 GBP

93/100

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2011
1.5L
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£317.32
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Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Clos des Goisses 2011, precursor to the mouthwatering, yet limited, prospect of 2012. Some years on from the release this remains one of our favourite wines from the vintage. This is a complex, fascinating wine – not built on power, but with a beguiling aromatic profile that runs from the floral to savoury and a palate of citrus, elderflower, fresh bay leaf, orange zest, ginger and crushed rocks. Full of nerve, vibrancy and focused intensity, it is one of the smaller Clos des Goisses releases to date with just over 1000 9L cases produced. The praise for Clos des Goisses 2011 is now pretty much universal. More and more it is proving itself a truly top-drawer single vineyard expression that absolutely defies 2011’s rather middling reputationAwarded a rare 18.5 point score from Jancis Robinson MW and the comment of not only “the finest 2011 I’ve tasted”, but also an “outstanding Champagne for any vintage” from leading Champagne expert Peter Liem, the critics are in chorus when it comes to the quality of this ever-illustrious wine.

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Wines not bought directly from the vineyard are either sourced from trusted suppliers, with whom we share the same philosophy and rigour in buying, or from our own network of Cellarers customers. These customers’ wines are stored in optimal conditions in Octavian Corsham and, in the vast majority of cases, have been stored by us since the wine was first shipped. We do not purchase wine from auctions.

We feel it is equally important to for our customers that the case they buy and leave in storage with us is exactly the same case they subsequently have delivered. This may sound obvious and straightforward, yet we are one of very few merchants to have taken measures to ensure this.

We have created a system where every case is independent, thereby ensuring a trail of ownership and peace of mind for every customer.

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Justerinis ensures that every case of wine stored with Cellarers (Wines) Ltd has a unique identifier and customer’s name, almost unheard of in the industry as it is expensive to administer. These details are printed and placed on every case which is logged and recorded under your account name and kept in the world’s most renowned storage facility, Octavian Corsham.

This information is sent from our systems to the warehouse every day to ensure the trail of ownership is verified and upheld.

While customer reserves are stored in Corsham, our physical stocks are kept in Hoddesdon, further providing a geographical separation between customers’ wines with Cellarers and Justerinis’ own stock.

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Cellarers (Wines) Ltd is a legally separate limited company from Justerini & Brooks which currently holds approximately £450 million worth of customer reserves. It is fully insured to catastrophic loss. Many merchants will state that wine in their care is fully insured, but in reality this is on an individual case basis with insufficient cover for total loss as this is prohibitively expensive. The cover provided by Octavian and Justerini & Brooks is unmatched.

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Critic Reviews

93/100

Antonio Galloni,

Vinous

The 2011 Extra-Brut Clos des Goisses is bright and perfumed, with lovely Chardonnay energy driving the citrus, floral and savory notes. In 2011, Clos des Goisses is a touch lithe, but its balance is simply impeccable. Given the challenges of the year, I would not push my luck on aging. If there is one wine I would be willing to bet on, at least for the medium term, it is Clos des Goisses. Dosage is 4.5 liters per gram.

drinking window 2020 - 2031

date of review 11/2020

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This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.