Winery Story

Champagne Philipponnat

Philipponnat wines drink with charming precision. Like vinous scrimshaw carved in Champagne chalk, the House, mostly known for the Clos des Goisses cuvée, produces an impressive range of Pinot Noir-dominant Champagnes that brim with filigree acid/fruit balance and delightful energy. Stylistically, winemaker Charles Philipponnat aims to make non-oxidative Champagnes that rely on careful blending to emphasize fruit purity and freshness. He is not looking to create the avant-garde; he is about classic Champagnes with finesse. And he hits his mark.

Champagne Scrimshaw

To Charles Philipponnat, creating an exceptional cuvée is really “only a matter of ambition,” as he puts it, “and of selecting the good elements. That is what blending is about.” To him, blending is more than composing a mosaic. “It is mainly about selecting the elements that you want to use or not, deciding where...