Philipponnat Sublime Réserve

Sublime Réserve is Philipponnat's sec-leaning vintage Champagne — historically a demi-sec, more recently positioned at the dry-sec end of the off-dry register. The cuvée is 100% Chardonnay from a tight Côte des Blancs selection, anchored by parcels at Avize, Oger and Le Mesnil-sur-Oger.

Bottled only in declared years and aged on lees for around eight years before disgorgement, the wine is dosed higher than the maison's brut cuvées — typically in the 30–40 g/L range — without losing the Côte des Blancs chalk-and-citrus precision underneath. Philipponnat positions it for dessert, foie gras and aged-cheese pairings rather than as an aperitif.