THE PRODUCER
Based in the village of Ambonnay in Montagne de Reims, the Egly-Ouriet house was
established in 1930. Current owner Francis Egly, who took charge from the 1982
vintage, was the driving force in putting this ‘grower producer’ champagne house
on the trajectory that would result in today’s superstar cult status.

The 12 hectares estate is exclusively Grand Cru – with the exception of 2
hectares of Pinot Meunier in Vrigny – and spread across the villages of
Ambonnay, Bouzy and, Verzenay. 9 hectares of Pinot Noir and around 1 hectare of
Chardonnay are planted on south and southeast facing slopes, which gives fruit
of exceptional ripeness. Yields are kept very low and grapes are picked late in
order to achieve a richer and riper style which as a result then needs less
dosage added before bottling. All wines go through extended ageing on lees up to
7 years and large parts of most wines are aged in oak barrels before the second
bubble forming fermentation in bottle.

THE WINE
Often referred to as ‘monumental’, Egly-Ouriet’s Vintage releases are truly
something special. Made from 100% Ambonnay fruit, and spending over 10 years on
the lees, these are powerful wines, always true to the vintage in which they
were made but with the unmistakeable EO touch!

INFORMATION
Type:SparklingVintage:NVCountry:FranceRegion:ChampagneSub Region:Growers
Champagne - Non VintageGrape:70% Pinot Noir & 30% ChardonnayStyle:Complex and
TraditionalSweetness:BrutABV:12.5%Drinking window:2023 - 2038Size:750mlFood
match:Shellfish, Crab and LobsterCRITICS SCORES
We choose our wines based on a range of criteria(seehow we choose our wines)of
which critic scores is justone. Rather than simply highlight the best score to
promote a wine, our average critic score is calculated from the scores provided
by several respected wine critics, who we follow for specific regions. They do
not represent all critic scores and, wherever possible, we try and give more
weight to more recent reviews. Where appropriate we consider market-based scores
like Global Wine Score or Wine Searcher Average scores.

As a rule, we look to offer wines that achieve a92/100average critic score or
better and frankly a lot of very good wines simply don’t make the cut. As a
high-end provider we want to reflect that positioning in the quality of wines we
offer. Such wines are only a tiny fraction of those generally on offer in the
market. We believe that an average score is a more conservative and
representative approach, but it is still subjective and only offered as a guide
to our customers, who will (and should) do their own research. We will add
individual critic scores to our website in the future.