EGLY-OURIET Grand Cru

70% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay; Dosage 1g, base vintage 2018       

The GRAND CRU is an excellent Champagne and a great introduction to the house's style. It consists of 30% Chardonnay and 70% Pinot Noir. This wine has a base vintage and is complemented with reserve wines from previous years. Like all wines from Francis Egly, it has a minimal extra-brut dosage of 1-2g/l. The Champagne spends a full 5 years on the lees in the bottle, and this opulence is undeniably evident. This is already more than what other houses invest in their prestige cuvées. 

Grand Cru is thus probably one of the best non-vintage wines in Champagne. This champagne from Grand Cru vineyards in Ambonnay impresses with its extremely fine perlage and golden-yellow color in the glass. With the style of “a white Burgundy with Bubbles”, a pleasant acidity, plenty of fruit, smoky notes, fine maturity, complexity and richness with great substance and power, good length and finish, this is the signature wine of the house.