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Philipponnat

Philipponnat is a Champagne house founded in 1910 in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, whose reputation rests almost entirely on a single monopole: Clos des Goisses, a 5.5-hectare south-facing slope of steep chalk above the Marne canal that produces one of Champagne's most age-worthy and distinctively mineral wines. The Clos des Goisses averages $467 across 108 lots, with prices reaching $3,107—the highest individual transaction in the portfolio. The slope's exceptional sun exposure and drainage on pure chalk bedrock creates wines of unusual concentration and longevity, regularly cellared for 20–30 years. The Juste Rosé version of Clos des Goisses at $294 average across 22 lots is among the most expensive pink Champagnes in the secondary market. The Cuvée 1522 at $104 average provides an accessible tier. Total auction presence of 186 lots at $337 average positions Philipponnat as a prestige house with a single-wine identity: collectors come almost entirely for the Clos. The Clos des Goisses 1996 and 2002 vintages have achieved particularly strong secondary-market results, consistent with those years' near-universal acclaim across Champagne's aged prestige cuvées. The house's quiet, under-the-radar image relative to Dom Pérignon or Krug sustains pricing that may be undervalued relative to the wine's quality. The Clos's unique steep south-facing exposure—exceptional within a region where most vineyards are planted on gentler slopes—creates a physiological ripeness and chalk minerality integration that sets it apart from all other Champagne monopoles.