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Champagne Philipponnat Clos des Goisses Extra Brut 2010 (Magnum) (1.5 L)
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Champagne Philipponnat Clos des Goisses Extra Brut 2010 (Magnum) (1.5 L)

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From our sommelier team

Clos des Goisses comes from one of the steepest vineyard slopes in Champagne — a roughly 45-degree, south-facing gradient starting at the Marne river — and was the region's first single-vineyard Champagne when Pierre Philipponnat began bottling it separately in 1935; it was renamed from 'Vin des Goisses' to 'Clos des Goisses' in 1959, effectively creating the category of walled-vineyard ('clos') Champagnes.

Producer history

Philipponnat traces its family roots in the Champagne region back to 1522, when an ancestor began cultivating vines around Aÿ and Dizy in the Marne valley — the house's own marketing leans on this 500-year lineage. However, the modern négociant business was formally founded much later, by Auguste and Pierre Philipponnat in 1910, when they created the company and acquired the Château de Mareuil cellars; the family has led the house continuously since, with Charles Philipponnat at the helm since 2000. Note the two dates refer to different things — 1522 is the family's documented presence as vine-growers, 1910 is the founding of the commercial Champagne house.

Signature pairings

  • Steamed sea bass with lime and garlic (ปลากะพงนึ่งมะนาว) — The wine's citrus-driven intensity and firm acid structure can stand up to lime and light chili/garlic without the wine being overwhelmed, echoing the dish's own citrus notes.
  • Grilled tiger prawns with brioche butter — The Champagne's own brioche and toasted notes from extended lees aging pair naturally with butter-rich shellfish preparations.

The Clos des Goisses is Philipponnat's raison d'être — a 5.5-hectare walled monopole on the steepest slope in all of Champagne, rising at a near-impossible 45° angle above the Marne canal in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ. The gradient forces hand-harvesting on terraces of pure flint and chalk, a combination that drives photosynthesis to extremes while the canal below moderates frost risk and amplifies reflected heat. The result is physiological ripeness rarely achievable this far north, without sacrificing the site's razor-edged mineral tension.

The 2010 vintage — cool, late, and structurally austere at harvest — demanded patience. Fermentation proceeds in both stainless steel and old oak vessels, with partial malolactic fermentation deliberately arrested to preserve the site's inherent acidity. Dosage is held to Extra Brut levels, letting the chalk-driven salinity and flint-smoke character speak without sweetness as a crutch. In magnum format, the extended lees contact — well beyond the already generous aging Philipponnat applies across its range — compresses and integrates the wine's structure over time at a slower oxidative rate than standard 75cl.

What no peer does: Clos des Goisses is a Pinot Noir-dominant monopole on a south-facing flint slope that routinely achieves grand-cru-Burgundy-level site specificity within a category defined by blending across villages. The 2010, now past 14 years on cork in magnum, is entering its most expressive plateau.

Details

Country
France
Region
Champagne
Variety
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier
Vintage
2010
Bottle size
1500 ml (1.5 L)

Taste profile

Body
Full
Acidity
High
Sweetness
Dry

Pairs well with

  • Grilled & roasted fish
  • Hard & aged cheese
  • Shellfish & crustaceans
  • Cured meats & charcuterie
  • Creamy pasta & risotto

Sommelier’s pick: Grilled whole turbot with beurre blanc and capers · Aged Comté with walnut bread · Seared foie gras with quince reduction

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