Philipponnat, Clos des Goisses Juste Rose other_regions_italy This reaches 15% alcohol

This reaches 15% alcohol

The 2008s had just been bottled when I tasted them in November 2011

Jean-Louis and Gerard Chave opened a bottle of the 2003 Hermitage Blanc to give me an idea of how this vintage is aging

palate coating and sappy medium-bodied flavors that are firm

lacking some spark

Philipponnat, Clos des Goisses Juste Rose other_regions_italy This reaches 15% alcoholDisgorged in November 2017, the 2007 Extra Brut Clos des Goisses Juste Ros continues to show brilliantly, unwinding in the glass with an attractive bouquet that mingles notes of red berries, cherries and apple with nuances of cut flowers, fresh bread and spices, without the riper, tropical top notes found in the 2008. On the palate, the wine is full bodied, satiny textured and multidimensional, with extraordinary concentration, an incisive spine of