Egly-Ouriet Champagne Extra-Brut 'Grand Cru'
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- TASTING NOTE: "Pinot-driven Champagne with tremendous breadth as well as cut. Red fruit, dried flowers, mint, spice and lemon confit are some of the aromas and flavors that build in this wonderfully open-knit, inviting Champagne from Egly-Ouriet." Antonio Galloni, Vinous
- ABOUT THE WINE: Base wine is from 2016, blended with reserve wines from previous vintages. Made exclusively from Grand Cru vineyards (predominantly Ambonnay, and also Bouzy and Verzenay) and made up of Pinot Noir 70% and Chardonnay 30% from low-yielding, perfectly tended vines that have been harvested fully ripe. Natural fermentation was with wild yeasts only, with the first period of maturation (before going to bottle) lasting almost one year. Over 50% of the wine was fermented and aged in oak casks. The wines clarify slowly and naturally, as was once typical across the region, and as such, no fining nor filtration is required. The wine remains on lees for 48 months before disgorgement. The dosage is three grams per litre, so Extra Brut territory.
- ABOUT THE PRODUCER: Francis Egly is one of Champagne's most iconic figures. Alongside Selosse and Larmandier-Bernier, his wines are considered some of the very top expressions of small-scale Champagne. They are some of only a handful of growers who follow biodynamic, organic or 'living soil' principals of viticulture. These three producers do not use chemical fertilisers, herbicides, pesticides or chemical anti-fungal sprays; they work on very low yields (roughly half the regional average); produce vineyard or village specific wines; minimise the use of sugar addition and follow a very natural winemaking regime with no fining or filtration and low levels of sulphur. Egly has been a longtime advocate of oak barrels, purchased from his friend Dominique Laurent in Burgundy, and today he works with about 200 barriques, enough to handle roughly half of his production. Egly credits vinification in wood with not only providing more structure and more aging potential, but also bringing out more of the character of the terroir. Noted for his rich, intense, Pinot Noir dominant style, these are remarkable, cellar-worthy wines that paint a unique picture of Champagne and have helped redefine the region. Egly-Ouriet's holdings are in Ambonnay, with vineyards also in Bouzy, Verzenay and Trigny.
- COUNTRY: France
- REGION: Champagne
- SUB-REGION: Montagne de Reims
- VARIETAL: Pinot Noir 70%, Chardonnay 30%
- WINE STYLE: Sparkling Wine
- WINEMAKER: Francis Egly
- CLASSIFICATION: Minimal Intervention, Grower Champagne, Unfined & Unfiltered, Minimal Sulphites, Biodynamic Farming, Vegan
- CLOSURE: Cork
- ABV%: 12.5%
- SIZE: 750ml
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