Champagne Egly-Ouriet Grand Cru V.P 1.5L MAGNUM NV Base 13, Disg. July 24

Champagne Egly-Ouriet Grand Cru V.P takes its initials from Vieillissement Prolongé, prolonged ageing, and this magnum spent 120 months on lees before disgorgement.

Egly-Ouriet is based at Ambonnay on the Montagne de Reims and works exclusively with grand cru fruit for this cuvée, drawing on Ambonnay, Bouzy and Verzenay. The blend is 70 per cent Pinot Noir and 30 per cent Chardonnay, here built on 2013 at 50 per cent with 2012 at 30 and 2011 at 20, bottled in 2014 and disgorged in July 2024. Vinification and the first ageing period take place in oak casks, and dosage was held to 1 g/L. The house signature is ripe fruit from low-yielding old vines carried by very long lees contact, and the combination gives harmony, length and a vinous texture that sets these wines apart from most of the region. Offering the 2013 base from magnum is unusual in itself.

Impressive already but deserving several more years, and the magnum will extend that further. Serve at around 8°C with roast poultry, lobster or aged hard cheese.

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