Philipponnat, Clos des Goisses Juste Rose other_regions_italy The middle weight flavors are

The middle weight flavors are not especially dense but do possess a highly attractive mouthfeel while displaying good power on the bitter cherry pit-inflected finish

lacking some spark

The full-bodied palate is densely packed with tightly wound black and blue fruit layers

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

This reaches 15% alcohol

Philipponnat, Clos des Goisses Juste Rose other_regions_italy The middle weight flavors areDisgorged 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