1955 Philipponnat Champagne Brut Clos des Goisses

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 94.8 points

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  9/25/2017 - KenK Likes this wine: 93 Points

  1955 First Growth Face Off (El Ideas): From Magnum and disgorged 2008. Pretty yellow gold color with perfect brightness. Surprisingly fresh and clean despite little effervesce. Quite full bodied and nearly lush with a good level of acid bite on the finish. A very nice yet unusual flavor profile showing primary ripe lemon-lime quality. A very nice starter and would have probably rated this higher if bubbles were more prominent.

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  6/13/2014 - dream Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Golden yellow color. Crazy nose of red berries, spearmint and cat pee. On the palate, really fresh acidity provides a fine backbone to an otherwise mature champagne with no bubbles but intense flavors of dried lemons, varnish, and chalky minerals. Finishes with a strong oxidized note but in a good way. An austere champagne with plenty of life left and it kept improving in the glass for up to an hour. Out of magnum at Beau Rivage Hotel, Geneva, 6/14.

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  6/10/2014 - ricknat1 wrote: 96 Points

  Purchased directly from the Estate
  Light yellow, clear and fresh looking. The nose had a slight white currant (Tom’s quote) like a New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc. Gorgeous, fresh and still developing. Lemon, honey, nicely effervescent and just kept improving for 2 hours. Tasted at dinner later (4 hours) it was tiring.
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