Egly-Ouriet: stunning grower Champagnes from Ambonnay!

"The philosophy of the house is to keep the wines on lees for a long time. This ranges from three to seven years for most of the wines, and up to nine years for the VP cuvée . ‘The complexity of the wine and the terroir expression increases with time on lees,’ says Francis Egly. ‘We will never change this,’ he says, although adds that if it does change, they will go longer not shorter. Interestingly, although many of the wines are from a single vintage, they are labelled as NV."

This is a traditional Champagne blend, consisting of 1/3^rd Pinot Noir, 1/3^rd Chardonnay, 1/3^rd Pinot Meunier.  And it is the Extra Brut, meaning more dry than a traditional Brut.  Stunning wine.  Can't believe we have access to this quality...  

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