Champagne Egly-Ouriet
Les Prémices V19

All Cuvées Egly-Ouriet rest three years in the cave before reaching the market, to allow wine reach its complexity, a better aging potential and a bettere expression of its terroir. For this reason the dosage is very low.

The Champagne Les Prémices is the result of an equal blend of the three classic grapes grown in the Champagne region: Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Meunier. The 2019 vintage base comes from grapes harvested from a 3.5 hectare plot - of over 40 years old vines - in the village of Trigny, directly adjacent to the village of Merfy. Fermentation takes place naturally with no addition of yeast, and only indigenous yeasts are used. Aging for at least 36 months on its own yeasts and final dosage of 1 g/l for this Champagne.

Champagne Egly-Ouriet

Pedrigree Champagne with a unique terroir: the plants and the soil can be found in the wine, thanks to old vineyards and some wine-maker's secrets, as well as modern technology. Egly-Ouriet only produces wine with his own 11.5 hectares. The most important one is located in Ambonnay, homeland of Pinot Noir, the rest is in Bouzy, Verzenay and Vrigny. Quality starts here, on these soils, made by chalk levels, reflecting the sunlight and releasing warmth at night: in this way excessive water is absorbed and the grapes get their mineral taste. Egly-Ouriet is one of the few producing Blanc de Noirs - Champagne from Pinot Noir, and is able to underline the Ambonnay terroir features. It was also one of the first producing pure Pinot Meunier from its 2-hectare property in Vrigny.