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Egly-Ouriet

I met Francis Egly on his domaine in Ambonnay in March this year and was blown away by the quality of the 2014 and 2015 red wine candidates for the Ambonnay Rouge Cuvée des Grands Côtés, a Côteaux Champenois made from old vine Pinot Noir. Dark, ripe and seductive, this is probably one of the finest red wines of the region, and although I can't read my detailed tasting note anymore, readers shouldn't miss it—start with the pure and fresh 2013, which is in the market today.

Needless to say that Egly-Ouriet's Blanc de Noirs remain outstanding in their freshness, finesse and complexity. The growing domaine farms 12 hectares, largely in Ambonnay, but also in Verzenay, Vrigny and Bouzy. All the wines are fermented with natural yeasts in barrels. The malolactic fermentation is blocked to maintain the freshness, which is one of the characteristic features in the terroir-driven Egly-Ouriet portfolio. All of the wines are bottled unfiltered ("since 20 years") and disgorged after four to six years as Brut or as Extra Brut. (Note that this is only a question of declaration rather than analysis, since also the bruts are dosed with only two or three grams per liter.)

The old vine Pinot Meunier "Les Vignes de Vrigny" is remarkably fine and will gain complexity over the years in the bottle. The famous Blanc de Noirs "Les Crayères" is an exceptional single vineyard Pinot Noir Grand Cru from Ambonnay, whereas the Brut Tradition and the Brut Rosé are really good values. STEPHAN REINHARDT vinous.com

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Egly Ouriet Grand Cru Brut Rose NV

Egly Ouriet Grand Cru Brut Rose NV

$340.00 Bottle

$2,040.00 Half Dozen

$4,080.00

$3,672.00 Dozen

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$340.00

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Egly-Ouriet / Champagne / France / Champagne / NV

2013 base
The NV Brut Rosé Grand Cru is excellent, wafting from the glass with notes of red apples, mandarin and spring flowers. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, pure and precise, with a delicately textural attack, superb concentration and tension at the core and a long, racy finish. WILLIAM KELLEY, The Wine Advocate

Rumbling power with delicate finesse, this is a rose of medium salmon hue, bursting with the exuberance and beguiling transparency of Ambonnay pinot noir. Fragrant rosebuds and wild strawberries open into glorious depth of black cherry fruits of exacting ripeness, cherry kernel, fig and mixed spice. Very fresh and focussed for its age, with a universe of complexity lingering very long, precise and lively amidst fine chalk mineral texture. (96) TYSON STELZER

Egly Ouriet Grand Cru Brut Rose NV

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