Champagne Egly - Ouriet 1Er Cru Vignes De Vrigny
Country
France
bottle size
750 ml
Wine Type
Champagne
Wine Region
Champagne
Grape Variety
Others
vintage
N/V
characteristics
Body
Full
Full
Full
Acidity
High
High
High
Tannin
Low
Low
Low
N/V
Product Description
Similar vinification as the VP Extra Brut but sourced exclusively from old Vrigny classified 1er Cru Pinot Meunier vines. A blend of 50% harvest 2015, 30% harvest 2014 and 20% harvest 2013 Dosage 2 gr per liter.
Lush and creamy in texture, with flavors of white peach, pastry, espresso crème and saffron, enlivened by a firm frame of citrusy acidity. Well-knit and expressive, offering a clean-cut finish of fleur de sel (salt crystals) and blanched almond. Disgorged July 2016.
Profile
Grape Blended
100% Pinot Meunier
Palate
Lush and creamy in texture, with flavors of white peach, pastry, espresso crème and saffron, enlivened by a firm frame of citrusy acidity.
Colour
Bright gold
Aroma
toasty notes that lead to an expressive core of pears, nuts, spices, licorice and flowers
Palate
Lush and creamy in texture, with flavors of white peach, pastry, espresso crème and saffron, enlivened by a firm frame of citrusy acidity.
Wine Pairing
:Soft Cheese
Product details
Egly-Ouriet is one of the most prominent grower Champagne producers (récoltant-manipulant), located at Ambonnay in the Montagne de Reims. It has attained something of a cult status for its richly colored, textured wines, and is a favorite of notable American wine critic Robert Parker.
Egly-Ouriet has 9.7 hectares of Grand Cru vines with an average age of 40 years, in Ambonnay, Bouzy and Verzenay, and mostly planted to Pinot Noir with a small amount of Chardonnay. The exception is a plot of old-vine Pinot Meunier, 2hectares at Vrigny. Egly-Ouriet, along with Selosse and Larmandier-Bernier, make up the holy trinity of great grower Champagnes. They are some of only a handful of growers who follow biodynamic, organic or ‘living soil’ principals of viticulture.
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