Egly-Ouriet Brut Tradition Grand Cru NV

Non-vintage in name only, the Brut Tradition (now often labelled simply "Brut") is Egly-Ouriet's house style distilled into an entry point that outperforms many grandes marques' top cuvées. Each release is built around a recent base vintage with roughly half reserve wine, aged a minimum of 48 months on lees before disgorgement, giving real maturity and complexity for a "non-vintage" release.

Colour :
Golden hue with amber highlights and a fine, persistent mousse.

Nose :
Immediate complexity: ripe cherry, warm brioche, floral lift and a gentle oak-derived spice from barrel ageing.

Palate :
Silky and vinous, with precise, chiselled acidity (no malolactic fermentation) carrying through to a long finish of toasted hazelnut and candied citrus.

$360.00
$360.00
2 in Stock

Producer: Champagne Egly-Ouriet

Region: Champagne, France

Sub-Region: Montagne de Reims — principally Ambonnay Grand Cru, with fruit also from Bouzy and Verzenay Grand Crus

Vintage:

Composition: 70% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay; ~90% from Grand Cru Ambonnay, balance from Grand Cru Verzenay and Bouzy. ~50% barrel-fermented (10% new oak), no MLF, min. 48 months on lees, unfined/unfiltered, low dosage (~1–2 g/L).

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Egly-Ouriet Brut Tradition Grand Cru NV Steves Winestore
Egly-Ouriet Brut Tradition Grand Cru NV Steves Winestore
About the producer
Champagne Egly-Ouriet
Francis Egly is one of the most respected names in grower Champagne, farming his family's Ambonnay vines organically and biodynamically with a relentless focus on low yields and hand-harvesting. His cellar work, indigenous-yeast fermentation in old oak barrels, no malolactic fermentation, no fining or filtration, produces a taut, vinous, remarkably precise style. The Brut Tradition is the entry cuvée of the house, yet, as Francis and now his son Guillaume continue to prove, it puts many grandes maisons' prestige bottlings to shame.

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