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Egly-Ouriet VP

Champagne - Extra brut - Grand Cru - Egly-Ouriet

Assembled from a base of 2015 harvests, disgorgement date: July 2023.

$108.86
Bottle 0.75L
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Stored in air-conditioned cellar
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Data sheets
Grape varieties
Pinot Noir 70%
Chardonnay 30%
Producer
Egly-Ouriet

Egly-Ouriet

It was after the Sec Second World War that the Maison Egly was born when Francis Egly's grandfather started in the wine business with 3 hectares of vines in Grand Cru Ambonnay. By purchase, the descendants Michel and then Francis by marriage to Madame Ouriet will acquire 9 more hectares, including the magnificent parcel of Crayères where the vines are over sixty years old

All in all, the vineyard whose average age of the vines is 40 years covers about ten hectares on the Grands Crus Ambonnay, Bouzy and Verzenay with 2 thirds pinot noir and the rest shared between pinot meunier and chardonnay. The soils are clay-limestone, as in all the remarkable great growths in France and are exposed south-southeast. Everything is in reasoned culture.

Depending on the characteristics of the harvest and the wine, Francis Egly, the current owner varies the proportion of 1 to 5 year old barrels since 1995 in which the wine will age in varying proportions in order to let each terroir express itself rather than follow an invariant recipe. There is no malolactic fermentation since 1999 in order to preserve the freshness of the wine and the disgorgement dates are mentioned on the back labels.

In contrast to Champagne, which sells its bottles younger and younger, Francis Egly, following in the footsteps of his father Michel, is patiently building a treasure trove that allows him to market his Bruts after four years of aging, and his Millésimés beyond six years. Very low production of around 100,000 bottles depending on the year.

Critics Egly-Ouriet VP.

Bettane & Desseauve
18/20
Falstaff
95/100
Cellar Tracker
93/100

Description Egly-Ouriet VP.

The Cuvée VP: Vieillissement Prolongé from Maison Egly-Ouriet.

A beautiful piano interplay between Pinot Noir and Chardonnay and a blend of different years to achieve the sublime.

Cuvée aged over 7 years.

Robe: light mordoré

A palate of long expressions shared between citrus fruits and fine viennoiseries.

Serve around 12°C.

Will go well with seafood or fish grilled a la plancha or perhaps even better with fish in sauce such as turbot.

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