Champagne Egly-Ouriet
V.P.

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 acronym V.P. means Vieillissement Prolongée, indicating a longer aging process, for a Champagne resting on its yeasts fro a longer period.

The Champagne V.P Grand Cru is 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay, among which 50% vin de reserve. Grand Cru can age well, and science has already proved this, but the Maison is still investigating this method. This Cuvée expresses its strength and elegance after 6 or 7 years in the cave, with no dosage.

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.