Champagne Egly-Ouriet Grand Cru NV Base 19, Disg. July 24

Champagne Egly-Ouriet Grand Cru is a grower Champagne drawn entirely from low-yielding grand cru vines in Ambonnay, Bouzy and Verzenay.

Francis Egly’s house sits in Ambonnay on the Montagne de Reims, and this is the cuvée that made its reputation: seventy per cent Pinot Noir and thirty per cent Chardonnay, all from grand cru sites. Egly is known for picking late, and the ripeness of the fruit is evident in the wine’s weight. This release blends three vintages, half from the most recent year and the balance from the two before it, bottled after almost a year of maturation on fine lees, with more than half of the wine fermented and matured in barrel. It then spent 48 months on lees in bottle before being disgorged with 2 g/L dosage. The result has real vinosity and Pinot character, juicy red fruit and spice, and a long, chalky, saline close.

Drinking beautifully now and gaining depth over the next year or two. Serve at about 8°C with roast chicken, mushroom dishes or aged comté.

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