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Subregion | France > Champagne |
Colour | White |
Type | Sparkling |
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The latest release of the NV Brut Grand Cru (which will no longer be known as "Tradition") was disgorged in June with three grams per liter dosage and is based on the 2014 vintage, complemented by reserve wines from 2013, 2012 and 2011. Opening in the glass with aromas of warm bread, fresh peach, green apples and dried white flowers, it's medium to full-bodied, elegantly textural and layered, with refined structuring extract, a bright spine of acidity and excellent concentration, concluding with a long and precise finish. This cuvée amounts to some 50,000 bottles, effectively half the domaine's production, and it remains one of Champagne's finest values.
Golden-yellow in color the, NV Brut Tradition Grand Cru is a deep, pure, extremely fine and complex assemblage of 70% Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay cultivated in three grands crus: Ambonnay, Bouzy and Verzenay. The wine I tasted was mainly based on 2007 (50%), 2006 (30%) and 2005 (20%) ,and disgorged after 54 months in January 2014 with a dosage of three or four grams per liter. Super refined, fresh and pure but also deep, ripe and complex on the highly elegant nose, this superb champagne reveals a great elegance, balance and super finesse as well as complexity, structure and length on the palate. An admirable Cuvée!
Disgorged in July 2020 with two grams per liter dosage, the latest release of Egly-Ouriet's NV Brut Grand Cru (a cuvée formerly labelled as "Tradition") is based on the 2015 vintage, complemented by reserve wines from 2014, 2013 and 2012. Wafting from the glass with aromas of crisp golden orchard fruit, honeycomb, fresh bread, mandarin orange and praline, it's full-bodied, broad and vinous, with superb depth at the core, impressive concentration and extract, tangy acids and a pinpoint mousse. This is another superb bottling from Egly, and it's one that—along with its V.P. counterpart—is a fixture on my table.