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Champagne Egly-Ouriet V.P Vieillissement Prolonge Grand Cru Extra Brut
Vendor code : 1314
Never one to rest on his laurels, over his 30-year career Francis Egly has continued to refine his skills and approach. Having started from virtually nothing in the 1980s, today he stocks around 700,000 bottles of reserve and sur-latte-ripened wines—seven times his annual production. Egly selects exceptionally ripe grapes and ferments most of his wines in barrels, 10–15% of which are renewed each year. All barrels come from the cooperage of his friend Dominique Laurent. After fermentation, the wines undergo a long ageing in sur lattes, which these days are usually finished with less than three grams of sugar per litre.
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Egly-Ouriet V.P Vieillissement Prolongé Grand Cru Extra Brut showcases Egly-Ouriet's meticulous craftsmanship and dedication to extended lees aging. A blend of 70% Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay sourced from the Grand Cru villages of Ambonnay, Bouzy, and Verzenay, it offers remarkable depth and complexity. Fermented and aged in barrel (10% new) with no malolactic fermentation, it spends 84 months on the lees, resulting in a wine of layered intensity and finesse. The palate unfolds with flavors reminiscent of mascarpone, peach tart, and macadamia nuts, balanced by evolving notes of dried berries, toasted nuts, and subtle spice. With a dosage of just 3g/L, this unfined and unfiltered Champagne is vibrant, pure, and impeccably structured—a testament to the artistry of Egly-Ouriet.
Francis Egly represents the fourth generation of the Egly family, producing wines using their exceptional old-vine vineyards in the Grand Cru village of Ambonnay, renowned for its exceptional Pinot Noir. Since taking over from his father Michel in 1980, Francis has been dedicated to elevating these Pinot Noir-dominant Champagnes to the highest level of quality. He adopted organic practices in the vineyards, implemented regular ploughing, and focused on lowering yields to enhance fruit concentration. In the cellar, Francis prioritizes gentle extraction, reserving only the purest first pressing (the cuvée, or initial juice from the press). He firmly believes that complexity and structure are achieved through both outstanding fruit and extended lees aging—a philosophy evident across his range. Most of his Champagnes age for a minimum of 48 months on the lees, with some cuvées maturing for over 100 months. This meticulous approach in both vineyard and cellar has earned Francis Egly recognition as one of the finest growers, celebrated by peers, critics, and Champagne enthusiasts worldwide. Innovations over the last decade include refrigerated press pans to immediately cool the must in ever-warmer vintages, a peristaltic pump to handle his wines even more gently, and a recently expanded cellar that gives him the space to work more precisely. Just like his work in the vineyards, investment in the winery has been continuous. Egly-Ouriet's V.P. Vieillissement Prolongé Grand Cru Extra Brut is one of the best Champagnes in the portfolio. Egly-Ouriet's V.P. Vieillissement Prolongé Grand Cru Extra Brut is crafted with indigenous yeasts in French oak barrels (10-15% new), avoiding malolactic fermentation to preserve acidity, and undergoes extended aging on lees for about 84 months ("Vieillissement Prolongé") to enhance depth and autolytic character, before being disgorged without fining or filtration and finished as an Extra Brut with a low dosage of 2-3 grams per liter, resulting in a precise and dry profile.
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