Champagne Egly-Ouriet Brut Les Prémices NV Base 19, Disg Jul 23

Champagne Egly-Ouriet Brut Les Prémices is an equal blend of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Meunier from Trigny, north-west of Reims, and only the second release of the wine.

Trigny lies in the Massif de Saint-Thierry, west of Saint-Thierry and Merfy and east of Montigny-sur-Vesle, a sector of the Marne that has drawn attention lately through growers working nearby. Egly-Ouriet holds 3.5 hectares there, spanning seven historic lieux-dits, which came to the family through Annick Egly. The fruit was previously sold; the return of Charles and Clémence Egly to the domaine made it possible to bottle it under the family name. Plantings mirror the blend, an even split of the three Champagne varieties, on vines averaging 40 years rooted in clay and sandstone over chalk bedrock, the soil typical of the area. The usual Egly practice applies — low yields, hand harvesting of fully ripe fruit, no inoculation, long lees ageing, no fining or filtration and minimal dosage — with the difference that this cuvée is fermented and aged entirely in tank. It draws on three harvests and was disgorged at 1 g/L.

Ready now and capable of five to eight years. Serve at about 8°C with roast poultry, veal or a plate of charcuterie.

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