Champagne Egly-Ouriet 1er Cru Les Vignes de Vrigny NV 1888 100% made of Grenache noir

100% made of Grenache noir with vines aged from 40 to 80 years

and the wines were all transferred to old puncheons for malolactic fermentation

Spontaneous malolactic fermentation occurred in the following Spring

One feels the very particular minerality of the chalk

It shows a rare restraint in the use of oak

Champagne Egly-Ouriet 1er Cru Les Vignes de Vrigny NV 1888 100% made of Grenache noirAs 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 (very close to Gueux, where Jrme Prvost is based). Straight Pinot Meunier remains a rarity in Champagne, and in Eglys hands it is something unique. Low yields, old vines and ripe fruit make this one of the most intense, layered and opulent Meunier wines kicking around. Its spicy, fruity, fleshy, yet very