Egly-Ouriet

Based in the village of Ambonnay in Montagne de Reims, the Egly-Ouriet house was established in 1930. Current owner Francis Egly, who took charge from the 1982 vintage, was the driving force in putting this ‘grower producer’ champagne house on the trajectory that would result in today’s superstar cult status.

The 12 hectares estate is exclusively Grand Cru – with the exception of 2 hectares of Pinot Meunier in Vrigny – and spread across the villages of Ambonnay, Bouzy and, Verzenay. 9 hectares of Pinot Noir and around 1 hectare of Chardonnay are planted on south and southeast facing slopes, which gives fruit of exceptional ripeness. Yields are kept very low and grapes are picked late in order to achieve a richer and riper style which as a result then needs less dosage added before bottling. All wines go through extended ageing on lees up to 7 years and large parts of most wines are aged in oak barrels before the second bubble forming fermentation in bottle.

We offer the following Champagne from Egly-Ouriet:

• Egly-Ouriet Grand Cru Brut Millesime
• Egly-Ouriet Blanc de Noirs Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru Brut