2003 | Egly-Ouriet | Grand Cru

Sparkling Wine: 2003 | Egly-Ouriet | Grand Cru

This the 2003 vintage of their flagship champagne, a creamy, juicy, and round iteration, with plenty of fruity notes.

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Producer: Egly-Ouriet

Vintage: 2003

Size: 750ml

ABV: 12.5%

Varietal: Champagne Blend

Country/Region: France, Champagne

This the 2003 vintage of their flagship champagne, a creamy, juicy, and round iteration, with plenty of fruity notes.

Producer Information

Egly-Ouriet is a prominent Champagne producer (rcoltant-manipulant), located at Ambonnay in the Montagne de Reims. It has attained something of a cult status for its richly colored, textured wines, and is a favorite of notable American wine critic Robert Parker. Pinot Noir plays the starring role in Egly-Ouriet’s wines, and the flagship is the Blanc de Noir Vieilles Vignes Brut Grand Cru Ambonnay. The standard Tradition Brut Grand Cru and the Brut Grand Cru Vintage both have 70-percent Pinot Noir and 30-percent Chardonnay, while the Ros Grand Cru has a dash of Coteaux Champenois rouge added. Egly-Ouriet’s range also includes the Brut Les Vignes de Vrigny Premier Cru cuvee made entirely from Pinot Meunier, and the Ambonnay Rouge, a still red wine which is reasonably unusual in Champagne. Established in 1930, Egly-Ouriet now has nine hectares (22 ac) of vineyards which are mostly Grand Cru plots in Ambonnay, Bouzy and Verzenay, and mostly planted to Pinot Noir with a small amount of Chardonnay. The exception is a plot of old-vine Pinot Meunier at Vrigny. In the winery, Egly-Ouriet are particularly patient with all cuves aged on lees in bottle following the second fermentation for a minimum of 36 months before disgorgement.