Champagne Egly-Ouriet - Brut Tradition Grand Cru

Bettane & Desseauve

About the wine:

Nose of yellow fruit with a hint of honey, slender palate with great length and purity of flavorful structure.

About the domain :

Francis Egly sets the standard for Champagne viticulture with his disciplined approach to his work, the level of his stock and the precision of his labels indicating the date of disgorgement and the time spent ageing on the lees. The warm soils of Ambonnay enable the Pinot Noir to reach ideal ripeness, with unfailing regularity over the last ten years. The current 12 hectares include 10 classified as Grand Cru, including Verzy, Verzenay and Bouzy.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

About the wine:

The most widely distributed cuvée, the one the public is most likely to taste, is the Cuvée Tradition Grand Cru, which gives an excellent idea of the Egly spirit. These champagnes are mature, fleshy and, above all, highly sapid.

About the domain :

Vines are like horses: if you want to master them, you have to breed them. A good horseman-breeder, Francis Egly has a vineyard approaching 40 years of age, built by his family around remarkable massal selections, the source of the rare flavor of his grapes and therefore of his champagnes. Over three generations, the family has built up a heritage of Grand Cru vineyards (9.7 ha) in Bouzy, Verzenay and above all Ambonnay (7.7 ha), at the heart of the terroir. In premier cru (vines grown on Madame's side of the family), they have 2 ha of Pinot Meunier on the Vrigny terroir in the Marne valley. Francis Egly, following in his father Michel's footsteps, has patiently built up a treasure trove that enables him to market his brut wines after four years' ageing, and his vintage wines after six years. All wines are vinified in barrels (since 1995), without malolactic fermentation (since 1999), to preserve their freshness. Disgorgement dates are indicated on the back labels.