Philipponnat

Clos des Goisses, Brut, 2012

Name: Clos des Goisses, Brut
Brand: Philipponnat
Price: 1339.22 GBP

94/100

Inside Bordeaux

97/100

Vinous

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Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Riding a wave of interest not seen since 2008, the 2012 vintage established itself as the most exciting of Champagne releases in recent years, with many suggesting that the wines actually possess a refinement and finesse in their youth that even the brilliant, but more austere, 2008s couldn’t muster. As is often the case though, the best years are not necessarily the most generous, and in this instance, Clos des Goisses production was in line with 2011 at just 13,000bts - positively miniscule in the context of prestige cuvees. We have been smitten by its composure, its intensity, and beautifully detailed citrus, floral, berried and velvety, savoury notes since release. Fermented in third-use ex-Meursault barrels and eventually disgorged in April 2021, the 2012 is a fundamentally stunning offering. With a faint grip and sense of power on the finish, this is a single-vineyard Champagne with everything in place to sit alongside the finest expressions in Philipponnat’s long and fabled history.

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Critic Reviews

97/100

Antonio Galloni,

Vinous

The 2012 Extra-Brut Clos des Goisses is a Champagne of extraordinary elegance and finesse. Silky and aromatic, the 2012 impresses with its mid-weight, refined personality. Hints of kirsch, red plum, flowers and chamomile open gently in the glass. Clos des Goisses is often a rich, vinous Champagne, but the 2012 comes across as restrained and understated in all the right ways. Its aging potential will be measured in decades not years. Sadly, severe spring frost took with it a startling 50% of the crop. According to Charles Philipponnat Pinot fared better than Chardonnay. Ultimately, though, the Goisses blend is a typical two-thirds Pinot and one-third Chardonnay. Dosage is 4.5 grams per liter. (Originally published in May 2021)

drinking window 2024 - 2047

date of review 11/2021

94/100

Jane Anson,

Inside Bordeaux

Pale oyster shell and lemon colour, delicate shortbread biscuit and elderflower notes on the opening beats. A lovely sense of weight and expression, everything poised and with a sense of being driven forward by the fresh acidities. As things open, you get quince, raspberry pips, fleshy white pear, and a cloud of white blossom and violet flowers. Overall a sense that it grows in power and length, and this is a gorgeous Champagne with its distinctive and powerful house style. Dosage 4.5g (this is always the case with Philipponnat). 60% aged in Burgundy barrels, 40% in stainless steel tanks, no malo. A small yield after a cold winter and spring, then cool weather at flowering made for a small yield, with just 13,000 bottles (around half the most generous years). No malo, 3.08ph. Racking once, only at the time of blending. Blended and bottled May 2013, disgorged April 2021

drinking window 2021 - 2035

date of review 10/2021

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