1993 Philipponnat Clos des Goisses L.V.
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The 1993 Extra Brut Clos des Goisses L.V. was also disgorged in July 2018, and along with its older sibling, the 1992, it inaugurates Philipponnat's newly formalized program of late disgorgement releases. Bursting with aromas of yellow apple, beeswax, smoke, mandarin oil and hazelnut, it's medium to full-bodied, deep and nicely concentrated, with a racier spine and a more tensile profile than the 1992, surpassing that wine in cut and focus if not in volume and amplitude. 1993 is one of the smallest ever vintages of Clos des Goisses, with the total production amounting to some 3,000 bottles. Like the 1992, it is drinking very well today.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Jancis Robinson MW
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LV stands for Longue Veillissement. Disgorged July 2018. Dosage 4.5 g/l. Now they release just one 25-year-old vintage every year. Released in September 2018. Greenish straw – not old at all. Hint of cork? Quite sweet-tasting – perhaps because the acidity seems lower. Made when winemaking was a bit more oxidative. But this is still quite youthful even if not quite as interesting as later vintages. Charles Philipponnat sees well-hung beef in the (seriously distinctive) nose and I can see what he means. Long and vibrant. (JR)
About the producer
Champagne Philipponnat, an historic family estate that has been cultivating the region for an extraordinary 500 years, has been producing Champagne on the Clos des Goisses site since 1935. Charles Philipponnat is currently at the helm of the Champagne House.