Region
France › Champagne › Montagne de Reims › Grande Montagne de Reims › Ambonnay › Champagne AOC
Type
white · traditional · sparkling · extra-brut
Grapes
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir
Alcohol
12.5%
Volume
750 mL
Dosage
2 g/L
Disgorged
2024-07
On lees
48 months (4 years)
Available at
- Goodwine
- Wine Bureau#W2368
Tasting Notes(2)
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This is the Egly-Ouriet Grand Cru blend, the cuvée long known as Brut Tradition. Francis Egly draws it from his grand cru vines on the Montagne de Reims: mostly Ambonnay, where the house is based, with Bouzy and Verzenay alongside.
Pinot Noir and Chardonnay ferment on indigenous yeasts in oak barrels, and the wines go into bottle unfiltered. Then comes the long wait the house is known for, 48 months in the cellar before disgorgement for this cuvée.
The Australian importer International Fine Wines gives this release as 70 percent Pinot Noir and 30 percent Chardonnay, with the 2019 harvest making up half and reserve wines from 2018 and 2017 the rest, bottled in 2020.
The same importer notes that Egly starts picking after everyone else has finished.
