Champagne Egly-Ouriet V.P. Vieillissement Prolongé Extra Brut Grand Cru NV

94 pt. Egly! V.P. Grand Cru for the win!

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Time on Lees: 90 months

Dosage: 3 g/L

Score: WA94, DC94

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94 -Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

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.

94 -Decanter

This is the same as the Grand Cru bottling but with extended lees ageing and, in this case, three years post-disgorgement. The lees ageing brings a remarkable aromatic range and substance on the palate – almost mascarpone with peach tart, macadamia nuts and dried berries, certainly showing some evolution on cork now with a thread of toasted nut and dried spice on the close. Hugely characterful and impressive for a wine of this age based on the complicated 2011 vintage. 70% Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay, with 66% reserves from 2010 and 2009, disgorged in 2019.

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Technical Details

Country: France

Region: Champagne

Appellation: Montagne de Reims

Varietal: Champagne Blends

Blend: 60% Pinot Noir, 40% Chardonnay

Winemaker: Francis Egly

Oak: 100% Older French Oak Barrels

Alcohol: 12.5%

Domaine Egly-Ouriet Champagne

About the Producer

Egly-Ouriet is a family-owned Champagne house located in the village of Ambonnay, France. The estate was founded in the 1930s by Francis Egly, and today it is run by his grandson, Francis Egly. The house is known for producing high-quality, terroir-driven Champagnes that express the unique character of the vineyards in which they are grown. Egly-Ouriet is a proponent of organic and biodynamic farming practices, and all of the grapes are hand-harvested. The wines are aged in oak barrels and undergo malolactic fermentation, resulting in rich, complex Champagnes with a strong sense of place. Egly-Ouriet's flagship wine is the "Les Crayères," a blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay that is aged for a minimum of four years on the lees.

Champagne Egly-Ouriet V.P. Vieillissement Prolongé Extra Brut Grand Cru NV

$159

$215

Retail

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