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Domaine Egly-Ouriet Blanc de Noirs Les Crayeres Grand Cru Brut NV  - First Bottle

Reviews

99 Jeb Dunnuck -
Aged 72 months on lees, fermented in barrel with full malo, the NV Grand Cru Blanc de Noirs Brut Les Crayères Vieilles Vignes is just a heavenly bottle, offering a kaleidoscope-like nose of buttered citrus, orange blossom, flowers, green almonds, and salty minerality. These flow to a full-bodied, rich, deep, and incredibly layered palate Champagne that flirts with perfection. It’s stunning today yet it should easily evolve for another 20 years.
98+ Robert Parker's Wine Advocate -
The latest release of Egly-Ouriet's emblematic NV Brut Blanc de Noirs Grand Cru Les Crayères was disgorged in July 2019 with three grams per liter dosage after 72 months on the lees. It's based on the 2012 vintage complemented by 40% reserve wines from 2011. The wine is showing brilliantly, unfurling in the glass with scents of crisp yellow and green orchard fruit, honeycomb and praline; it's full-bodied, deep and searingly incisive, with tighter-knit, more tensile core than last the 2018 disgorgement (a 2011-2010 blend). Concentrated and impeccably balanced, with a delicate pinpoint mousse and a long, chalky finish, this is another magical Champagne from this beacon of artisanal winemaking. While the 2018 disgorgement was amazingly inviting on release, this new release will really reward at least a few years' patience.
97 Vinous -
The NV Brut Blanc de Noirs Grand Cru is a blend taken from old vines in the Crayères lieu-dit in Ambonnay. A wine of real depth and vertical intensity, the Blanc de Noirs is a stand out today. Chalk, white pepper, mint and sage add aromatic brightness to a core of rich Pinot fruit in this decidedly cool, austere, Champagne. Egly's Brut Blanc de Noirs Grand Cru remains one of the most distinctive wines in all of Champagne. Extended time on the lees (76 months) yields a wine of real pedigree. Disgorged: November, 2018.
95 Wine Spectator -
Aromatic and spicy, offering notes of pencil shavings, tea rose and star anise, with flavors of blackberry, toast and citrus that glide across the palate. This seamless Champagne is fresh and focused, featuring racy acidity that drives the zesty finish. Drink now through 2025. 100 cases imported.

Technical Details

  • BlendPinot Noir
  • WinemakerFrancis Egly
  • CountryFrance
  • RegionChampagne
  • AppellationAmbonnay
  • VineyardLes Crayeres
  • Alcohol12.5%

Domaine Egly-Ouriet Blanc de Noirs Les Crayeres Grand Cru Brut NV

Pinot Noir  |  France
JD99, WA98+, VN97, WS95

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We brought this one in special just for you --- rarely seen outside of France until Egly became the first grower-producer to ever earn a 100-point score from Wine Advocate, now the word is out to the masses and it is increasingly hard to get. 99 form Dunnuck and 98+ points from Wine Advocate and frankly one of the best Blanc de Noirs on the planet. Every time I have the pleasure of tasting this I am blown away and the most recent disgorgements are simply stunning. This is from 70+ year old vines that Francis tends by hand, and it is certainly one of the greatest and most collectable Blanc de Noirs on this planet. A wine for the savviest of Champagne aficionados! While it lasts!

About the Producer

Domaine Egly-Ouriet Champagne is sensual, unforgettable and highly sought after, cult grower Champagne producer. Egly's practice of harvesting very ripe grapes and aging in barrel for years longer than almost any other Champagne house are some of the practices that set his art apart from the rest. Egly-Ouriet Champagne is age-worthy, sumptuous and at times surreal; these bottles are unquestionably the pinnacle of Pinot Noir-based Champagne.