Champagne for a very special occasion
Clos des Goisses is a celebrated Champagne known for its ability to age for a long time, with years often needed to unlock its full potential. However, opportunities to acquire mature vintages are becoming increasingly rare.
Only a limited number of bottles are kept in the cellars of this house, which, combined with the rise in secondary market prices in recent years, makes these wines even more desirable.
According to Liv-ex data from January 2024, the value of the last ten vintages of Clos des Goisses has increased by 16%-44% over the last five years.
And although the Liv-ex Champagne 50 index, which reflects the price evolution of the 13 most sought-after Champagnes, showed a decline of 18.3% in 2023, demand for older and more refined Champagnes still increased from April 2020 to the present.
Clos des Goisses thus offers a rare opportunity to observe the temporal evolution of wine. The majority of Clos des Goisses bottles have traditionally been kept in private collections.
Nowadays, the concept of Champagne produced from the harvest of a single vineyard has become quite common, although the idea of creating Champagne from one particular plot remains relatively new.
Clos des Goisses from the house of Philipponnat, produced for almost 90 years, was the first of the Champagnes to prove its resilience to time. Clos des Goisses is one of the most famous and picturesque vineyards in Champagne, with its steep slopes descending to the Marne River.
The vineyard was acquired by Philipponnat in 1935 and has since been used to produce Champagnes with a distinct personality and intense character.
In general, Clos des Goisses requires long aging after its release to fully show its qualities, with development that can take decades.
To give buyers a better understanding of the aging timescales we so often mention, an example is Clos des Goisses Extra Brut 2008.
The degorgement of this Champagne took place in 2017, and the recommended drinking period, according to the authoritative Wine Advocate, spans from 2019 to 2050.
Despite the superiority of the latest releases to date, they will benefit greatly from additional aging and will mark the patience of consumers.
We are confident that Philipponnat is currently producing its best wines to date, surpassing previous wines in complexity, expression, and longevity potential.
Moreover, there is confidence that Philipponnat's current achievements do not yet exhaust all of the winemaker's capabilities and talent.