Egly-Ouriet Grand Cru Millésime 2014

The 2014 Grand Cru Millésime is Egly-Ouriet's vintage-declared flagship, built entirely from Ambonnay's old-vine Grand Cru parcels. 2014 was a cooler, less heralded year in Champagne, but in Francis Egly's hands it has become one of the standout wines of the vintage, retaining freshness without any of the leaner, greener edges some producers struggled with. The wine spends roughly 96 months (8 years) on its lees before release, giving it extraordinary depth for a "lesser" vintage year.

Colour :
Pale gold with fine, persistent bubbles.

Nose :
Pear, mirabelle plum, freshly baked bread, almond paste, honeycomb and a touch of gingerbread spice.

Palate :
Full-bodied, satiny and layered, moving from a rich textural attack into a deep, pure mid-palate, finishing long, penetrating and mouth-wateringly saline.

$1,230.00
$1,230.00
1 in Stock

Producer: Champagne Egly-Ouriet

Region: Champagne, France

Sub-Region: Montagne de Reims - Grand Cru village of Ambonnay, from Egly's oldest vines (40+ years)

Vintage: 2014

Composition: Approx. 70% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay, fermented and aged in oak barrel (some new), unfined and unfiltered, extended lees ageing (~96 months).

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Egly-Ouriet Grand Cru Millésime 2014 (Copy) Steves Winestore
Egly-Ouriet Grand Cru Millésime 2014 (Copy) Steves Winestore
About the producer
Champagne Egly-Ouriet
Egly-Ouriet is a grower-producer (récoltant-manipulant) based in Ambonnay, run by fourth-generation vigneron Francis Egly, who took over the estate from his father and converted it to 100% estate-grown, estate-bottled production, making him one of the pioneers of the modern grower Champagne movement. Farming organically and biodynamically across old vines averaging around 50 years of age, Egly favours barrel fermentation, minimal intervention, and extended lees ageing to let Ambonnay's chalk terroir speak clearly. Wine writer Peter Liem has described Egly-Ouriet as the Champagne house that most fits the phrase "Burgundy with bubbles." Today Francis is joined by the next generation of the family in continuing this precise, terroir-driven style.

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