Egly-Ouriet Champagne Extra Brut Grand Cru N/V
It smells of ginseng and scorched rice. Red fruit sits underneath, and the bubbles are soft.
Region: Champagne · Type: Sparkling · Vintage: NV · Producer: Egly-Ouriet · Grape: Pinot Noir, Chardonnay
Tasted 2026-07-04
In the glass
The nose is ginseng and scorched rice. There is red fruit, and the bubbles are soft.
Producer
Francis Egly represents the fourth generation of the Egly family in Ambonnay. Since 1982 every wine has been made from the family's own grapes and bottled under the Egly-Ouriet name. Before that, for two generations the wine was drunk mostly by family and friends, and once the estate grew it was sold to négociants, merchants who buy grapes or wine and release it under their own name. Francis is now joined by his children, Clémence and Charles.
Site
The domaine's grand cru vineyards lie in Ambonnay, Bouzy and Verzenay, in the Montagne de Reims, and its vines there average 40 years old. This wine is a blend of Pinot Noir 70% and Chardonnay 30%.
Vinification
The grapes are picked by hand and pressed as whole bunches. This wine ferments with indigenous yeast and is fermented and aged in oak barrels, then spends a long time on the lees before it is bottled unfined and unfiltered. The domaine buys its barrels from Dominique Laurent, a longtime friend of Francis Egly.