Egly Ouriet Champagne
“While the quality of Egly's wines is an open secret at this stage, I believe that his latest releases number among his best to date. I warmly encourage readers to acquaint —or reacquaint—themselves with them.”
The primary purpose of today’s email is to inform you there is a wonderful new release of Egly Ouriet: Extra Brut VP Grand Cru NV !! Please read more about it and the stellar review below.
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STORY
With over 30-years at the helm of the Domaine, Francis Egly’s meticulous vineyard work, an ethos of continued refinement and desire to improve, has put this estate at or near the top of the Champagne hierarchy. Anyone serious about Champagne is sure to know of the magic of Egly Ouriet.
The NV Brut Grand Cru would be considered his basic bottling. It's a blend of 70% pinot noir, 30% Chardonnay sourced from Grand Cru Vineyards mostly in Ambonnay. It spent 4 years lees aging prior to disgorgement and sees 3g/l dosage. This bottling is based on the 2017 vintage (50%) with the rest of the blend being made up of the 3 previous vintages. It may be labeled as a non-vintage wine, but trust me when I tell you this will rival most producers' top cuvees.
Extra Brut VP Grand Cru NV with 2009 as the base vintage; disgorged May 2017; 30% chardonnay, 70% pinot from Ambonnay, Bouzy and Verzenay; 33% 2008, 33% 2007 reserves; aged 80 months on lees; vinified and aged in oak casks; 2g/L dosage). In an age when single-vineyard, single-varietal, single-vintage champagnes are all the rage, it remains that blends triumph most often, even in an estate as tiny as this. Egly’s ‘prolonged aging blend unites three vintages in equal proportions.
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Review -
As usual, the latest disgorgement of Egly's NV Extra-Brut Grand Cru V.P., this year based on the 2015 vintage complemented by reserve wines from 2014 and 2013, is one of the highlights of the range. Wafting from the glass with aromas of pear, green apple, freshly baked bread, crushed mint, honeycomb, white flowers and praline, it's medium to full-bodied, fleshy and layered, with a racy and concentrated core, a pretty pinpoint mousse and a long, saline finish.
- William Kelley 94
