Egly-Ouriet Grand Cru Millesime 2015 750ml

Egly-Ouriet Grand Cru Millesime 2015 750ml

96 points – Jeb Dunnuck

“Ripe and fruity on the nose, with aromas of black cherries, fresh violets, savory saline, and a hint of umami richness. The palate is full-bodied, with no phenolic bitterness, and never feels overtly savory. Pure, juicy, and inviting, it’s lovely and long on the palate, with a very pretty finish and a refined mousse that just frames the wine. It has a delicate note of toast that it needs time to harmonize, but I love what they have done with this vintage. Drink 2025-2045.”

Previous releases of the Millesime have achieved coveted 100 point scores from Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate, reinforcing the quality to expect of Egly’s vintage bottlings. The 2013 was one of these, “Francis Egly has produced another profound Champagne with the 2013 Brut Grand Cru Millésime… Wafting from the glass with scents of Anjou pear, crisp yellow apple, freshly baked bread, clear honey, iodine and fresh mint, it’s full-bodied, ample and pillowy, with a layered, concentrated and effortlessly balanced core of fruit, uniting precision and sensuality to compelling effect. Girdled by racy acids and animated by a delicate pinpoint mousse, it concludes with a long, penetrating finish. Is this the most elegant wine Egly has produced to date? It’s certainly among the most compelling that this high quality but initially underrated Champagne vintage has delivered.”

70% Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay from 40-year-old vines in Ambonnay.

Aged 96 months on lees.

Alc: 12.5%