Egly-Ouriet Blanc De Noirs Grand Cru Vieilles Vignes Les Crayeres Champagne

Sourced from the single lieu-dit "Les Crayères" in Ambonnay, a south-facing plot planted in 1946–47 on shallow chalk soils just 30cm deep, this is Egly-Ouriet's 100% Pinot Noir Blanc de Noirs, widely regarded as one of the benchmark Pinot Noir Champagnes in the region. Each release blends a primary base vintage with reserve wine and spends an unusually long 6 years or more on lees, resulting in a Champagne of exceptional density and complexity. Francis Egly himself has compared it to "a Montrachet with bubbles."

Colour :
Deep golden hue.

Nose :
Cinnamon and cardamom spice, lemon and lime zest, candied ginger, cherry and crushed stone, often developing dried fruit, quince, toast and cocoa with air.

Palate :
Lush and almost thick, showing currant and strawberry fruit reminiscent of a light still red wine, framed by chalky minerality, fine persistent bubbles and a long, savoury, energetic finish.

$1,100.00
$1,100.00
1 in Stock

Producer: Champagne Egly-Ouriet

Region: Champagne, France

Sub-Region: Montagne de Reims — single Grand Cru vineyard "Les Crayères" in Ambonnay

Vintage:

Composition: 100% Pinot Noir from vines planted in 1946/47, fermented in oak barrel, typically 51–72 months on lees depending on release, low dosage (~1 g/L), unfined and unfiltered.

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Egly-Ouriet Blanc De Noirs Grand Cru Vieilles Vignes Les Crayeres Champagne Steves Winestore
Egly-Ouriet Blanc De Noirs Grand Cru Vieilles Vignes Les Crayeres Champagne Steves Winestore
About the producer
Champagne Egly-Ouriet
Francis Egly considers Les Crayères a living link to how Champagne from Reims tasted a century ago, before producers began routinely blending Pinot Noir with Chardonnay. Farmed with the same organic, low-yield philosophy applied across the domaine's Ambonnay holdings, this old-vine parcel sits on some of the thinnest, purest chalk in the village. It remains one of the most acclaimed and collectible bottlings in the Egly-Ouriet range, prized by sommeliers and collectors for its density, ageing potential and singular expression of Ambonnay Pinot Noir.

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