Egly Ouriet 1er Cru Les Vignes de Vrigny NV (Base 18, Disg July 2022)

Vintages: 2018 (50%), 2017 (30%), 2016 (20%)

Bottling: 2019

Disgorgement: July 2022

Time on lees: 36 months

As always, this is 100% Pinot Meunier from a single 40-year-old, south-facing vineyard in Vrigny, a commune located on the Petite Montagne de Reims (next to Gueux, where J?r?me Pr?vost is based). Straight Pinot Meunier remains a rarity in Champagne and in Egly?s hands it is something truly unique. Low yields, old vines and ripe fruit make this one of the most intense, layered and opulent Meunier wines kicking around. Bottled without filtration, the dosage for this bottling was a tiny two grams per litre. 

?Based on the 2018 vintage, Egly?s newly disgorged NV Brut Premier Cru Les Vignes de Vrigny bursts with aromas of white peach, crisp orchard fruit, apple blossom and wet stones. Medium to full-bodied, ample and vibrant, with a pure, seamless profile and a precise, saline finish, it?s an immensely charming wine produced from Pinot Meunier vinified in tank.? 91 points, William Kelley, The Wine Advocate