Champagne Egly-Ouriet Grand Cru V.P NV Base 15, Disg Jul 23

Champagne Egly-Ouriet Grand Cru V.P is a grand cru blend given prolonged lees ageing, in this case 84 months.

Egly-Ouriet is based at Ambonnay in the Montagne de Reims and is among the most sought-after grower estates in Champagne, known for low yields, late picking and a vinous, powerfully fruited house style. V.P stands for Vieillissement Prolongé, and the cuvée differs from the Grand Cru Brut chiefly in the length of time it spends on lees before disgorgement. Like the Brut it is 70 per cent Pinot Noir and 30 per cent Chardonnay, with fruit from the grand cru villages of Ambonnay, Bouzy and Verzenay. Vinification and the first ageing period take place in oak cask. This release draws on 2015 for half the blend, with 30 per cent 2014 and 20 per cent 2013, was bottled in 2016, spent 84 months on lees and was disgorged in July 2023 with a dosage of only two grams per litre.

Impressive already but built for a decade or more in the cellar, it suits roast poultry, lobster or aged comté. Serve at around 8 degrees, or a little warmer.

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