BLANC DE NOIRS VIEILLES VIGNES
EGLY-OURIET
This "Blanc de noir" Champagne is harvested from Grand Cru vineyards of Pinot Noir old vines planted in 1946 on a exceptional chalky soil. It has great potential for ageing, and is perfect for food pairing.
- Pure expression of redcurrant fruit on the nose.
- The bright red fruit character comes trough first, followed by a great mineral finish.
- Made from a blend of 2 vintages for a better expression of the terroir.
- Drink in the next 5-8 years.
- Pair with roasted quail with a foie gras sauce.
Meet the maker
Egly-Ouriet
'Egly-Ouriet’s Champagnes are so good that I have begun buying them to drink chez moi.' (Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate) We were delighted to add Egly-Ouriet Champagne to our range, and if you have tasted them ...
Learn moreExpert review
“Some in Champagne can achieve grandeur of dizzying proportions, and the most talented can summon delicacy of light-footed grace, but no village marries the two as effortlessly as Ambonnay, and no practitioner as masterfully as Francis Egly. Vielles Vignes is his masterpiece, succeeding in capturing the golden sunlight grandeur and chalk mineral airiness of his tiny amphitheatre-shaped lieu-dit of vines planted in 1946. The essence of Pinot Noir.”
“I was very taken with the Blanc de Noirs Grand Cru Vieilles Vignes NV, a single-site Ambonnay wine, 100 per cent pinot noir from vines about 60 years old, barrel fermented and aged. The colour is surprisingly light, while it has tremendous complexity of bready, straw-hay yeast autolysis characters, and the palate is powerful and very dry but smooth and superbly balanced, with very fine structure. A really special, and rare, champagne.”
“This wine gets better and better with each release. It’s a Selosse-like, exotically okay, organically influenced giant of a Champagne. The flavour layers are fantastically generous and multi-faceted ”
More details
- Product code
- 03EBNVV
- Wine type
- Sparkling White
- Bottle size
- 75cl
- Origin
- France > Champagne
- Producer
- Egly-Ouriet
- Vintage
- N.V.
- Grape varieties
- Pinot Noir
- Production
- Organic