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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.1 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 581 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by JidR on 4/22/2024 & rated 91 points: Deep golden color. Pronounced nose with honey, flowers, kumquat, marzipan, ripe golden apple, and a saline finish.
The palate is just as nice with a smooth and medium+ finish. Very creamy.
Dis. 2018 Jul (509 views) | | | Tasted by JCMenendez on 4/10/2024 & rated 96 points: I'm partial to Egly. My go to when I can. This one is 100% P Meunier and it sings. Vinous, mineral, complex. (1036 views) | | | Tasted by 1W2T on 4/5/2024 & rated 91 points: Riktigt trevlig Meunier, dracks i RFeims med Carl-Edmund Sherman.
Hög kvalite, serverades blind och han plockade inte den ;-)
Köp gärna igen!! (924 views) | | | Tasted by palfr2 on 4/4/2024: Home-drinking - Disg July 2017 so 2013 base I figure. Feels more primary and less evolved than the 16 disgorgement I had recently. Yeasty nose and telltale praline flavour if Egly wines. Lots of primary Pinot Meunier goodness and drive that fills the palate spherical. It is a wine that can age quite gracefully. The Vrigny is undervalued in the Egly stable. It provides the Egly magic with age and is the only take of the master on 100% Meunier. (920 views) | | | Tasted by Carson.McEvoy on 3/23/2024 & rated 93 points: Disgorgement July 2023, 2019 Base
This 100% Pinot Meunier champagne is absolutely enchanting. It's a departure from the ordinary, offering a delightful medley of chalky nuances, rich yeastiness, toasty hints, and a touch of bruised apple. With every sip, it feels like stepping into a bakery, a truly joyful experience. It's both playful and captivating, inviting everyone to experience its unique charm. While it may not suit everyone's taste, it's well worth exploring. (1071 views) | | | Tasted by Philip_Bundpropperne on 3/21/2024 & rated 94 points: Rating: 4,4/5,0. (1122 views) | | | Tasted by NoelB on 3/18/2024: 96 (1196 views) | | | Tasted by WST on 3/2/2024: Charity wine pairings to benefit Whatcom Hospice House. (Samish Hill, Bellingham, WA): Another great bottle of E-O VdV. Richly hued with a pale apricot color. Lush on the palate but good grip. On the nose a palate, slight yeasty apricot, which I always find in the wine. Maybe it’s the power of suggestion of its color, but I think not. A faint almond nuttiness, tangerine. (1417 views) | | | Tasted by Hi.its.Don.4.Wine on 2/20/2024 & rated 93 points: Often Imitated, Rarely Duplicated
Many Champagne producers rarely use 100% Pinot Meunier for their sparkling wines. Occasionally as an addition, but not for the whole shebang. I discovered today’s wine some time ago and was blown over by everything about the wine, so I decided it was time to revisit this sparkler and see what 5 or so years might have done for it.
Domaine Egly-Ouriet Premier Cru Brut ‘Les Vignes de Vrigny’ NV
From the heart of Ambonnay, this wine comes from a 40-year-old estate and organically farmed vineyards (just under 5 acres) that were exclusively planted to Pinot Meunier. Hand-harvested and fermented on indigenous yeast in stainless steel tanks, it is then aged in the bottle for 3 years. A light dosage is added and is bottled unfined and unfiltered.
As a Champagne connoisseur (self-proclaimed), the flavors tend to be somewhat unique, approaching a Rosé. Those brioche notes so common are then intermixed with apple and very soft red fruit, finishing with a brightness that lasts throughout.
The quality of this Champagne shows its pedigree; that of a true Récoltant Manipulant (RM); this code is reserved for winemakers that make wine exclusively from grapes they grow themselves, commonly called Champagne de Vigneron or having seen the phrase farmer fizz used by some. Whatever you call it, it’s excellent and be on the lookout.
Cheers (1699 views) | | | Tasted by 831900_ on 2/18/2024 & rated 95 points: Peach in color, very fine bubbles, broad but not overly full, balanced, long finish. Hints of butter and bread, a touch of nuttiness. Really good. (1411 views) | | | Tasted by chambolle on 2/17/2024: This is the third bottle from a six bottle purchase; and somewhat of a disappointment. 9/2021 disgorgement. At best the Vignes de Vrigny is a favorite around my house. It’s a juicy, opulently fruity, straight ahead pinot meunier champagne that’s as gulpable as good beaujolais. The wine in this lot has a faintly peachy hue, nice fine mousse, fresh fruit nose, stone fruit on the palate and a bright, briskly acidic finish. Great with gougères, a super good friend of moules et frites.
This bottle seems slightly tired. The bubbles are lively, but the color is a bit deeper peach than I like to see, and the palate follows suit — it lacks drive. Hopefully this is just a case of bottle variation and not an indication the wine has already gone over the cliff; which would certainly be unusual just over two years after disgorgement. (1346 views) | | | Tasted by Wine_Poobah on 2/16/2024 & rated 93 points: The aroma has some intersting florals and stone fruit notes, but mostly brioche and toast. Strawberry and red fruit flavors with a candied fruit profile. The toast continues. Decent depth of flavor and the roaring acidity provides a nice backbone.
Good but kind of underwhelming. A little linear and one dimensional. Disgorged July 2021 - not my favorite batch. (1273 views) | | | Tasted by Bjweiss on 2/15/2024 & rated 94 points: I keep hoping to find wines as good as this for less money, but every time I open an Egly wine I’m reminded why these are such brilliant wines and why they’re worth every penny (sigh).
Beautiful earthy, autolytic nose. Not a “fruity” Meunier here at all. The wine has acid for days, rich body, and complex on the palette (fall leaves, freshly baked sourdough). And what’s most striking and different here is the texture. It’s mouth coating and it wraps around the tongue delivering great acidity and aroma for a shockingly long finish. Beautiful wine, what else can I say.
Now, I do have to hand it to Mousse. The L’Or D’Eugene Perpetual Reserve clocks in at roughly half the price of the Egly, but delivers at least 85% of the satisfaction, and shares many similar characteristics. This may be one I need to stock up on (with a few more Eglys for special occasions…like random Thursday nights :joy:) (1250 views) | | | Tasted by lltl2021 on 2/10/2024 & rated 93 points: Killer value. Brioche, honey, pear, green apple, mandarin. (1155 views) | | | Tasted by Thefatbastard on 2/9/2024: Notes de dégustation à l'AVO
C’est le plus foncé (ambré) de la volée, tout en étant très limpide. Le nez est très intense, grillé, très complexe. Avec des notes tertiaires, des champignons, du fruit (coing, écorce d’orange) et de la minéralité (un peu de pierre à fusil). La bouche est belle, bien sèche, encore assez vive et fruitée (fruits confits) et l’équilibre est impeccable. Cet assemblage de 2017 (50%), 2016 (30%) et 2015 (20%), embouteillé en 2018 et dégorgé en 2021 est bien mature, mais encore vif et élégant; il s’est classé 2e de la volée et de la soirée. (1109 views) | | | Tasted by DemiJohn on 2/8/2024 & rated 92 points: Poured to a Zalto Glas Universal.
A: Pours a deep, rich golden color.
S: Aroma is complex and with a big spectrum, going from the floral notes of lavender to the citrus of lime peel, and the toastiness of apple pie crust.
T: Flavour-wise, it brings in peach and apricot to the front, also some lavender again but already showing some prominent honey notes, showing that the wine is aging but has still some energy to it.
M: Body is light-weight, very fine wine, bubbles are soft and not excessive. Acidity is medium high.
O: Not a surprising wine but indeed a great cuvée of champagne from monsieur Egly. (1037 views) | | | Tasted by Pinot_Geek on 2/7/2024 & rated 93 points: Stellar. Crisp cut of acid balanced by brioche toast and 2 g/dl dosage.
This is 100% Meunier? Dang,..ok. Sign me up.
A lot of pleasure here. (1215 views) | | | Tasted by Volleyball on 1/27/2024 & rated 92 points: A rich, full flavoured champagne. 100% Pinot Muenier. Ripe peach flavour with strong, yeasty brioche - overall more savory than sweet and tastes like it has a decent bit of lees contact, all of which gives a lower (or at least not-high) acid impression and seems like a little more than its 2g dosage. Quite a long finish. (1192 views) | | | Tasted by grafstrb on 1/21/2024: -- popped and poured --
-- tasted non-blind over a couple hours --
-- 100% Pinot Meunier --
-- disgorged: July 2022 --
-- dosage: 2 g/L --
-- 2018 base --
NOSE: pretty tight initially, but light, slightly oxidized, apple aroma is here and expands with air, but never really gains complexity.
BODY: fine bead; light tan-yellow color; medium-light bodied.
TASTE: high acid, and richly flavored (which, as I've started to taste through the low end of this producer's range, appears to be an Egly hallmark); somewhat underbrushy, which I often get with Pinot Meunier. Overall, I liked this, and that's remarkable because I typically don't like Pinot Meunier when it dominates a blend or is the basis for a varietal bottling; but, that having been said, I don't see this as a rebuy for me, particularly given the quickly-escalating prices this producer is enjoying. I have to believe most fans of P.M. would enjoy this greatly. (1444 views) | | | Tasted by klasnorr on 1/2/2024 & rated 89 points: Lacking in depth given the price level, had expected much more from Egly at this point. (1631 views) | | | Tasted by JCMenendez on 12/30/2023 & rated 92 points: Love this vinous incredibly balanced champagne. (1458 views) | | | Tasted by Volleyball on 12/25/2023 & rated 92 points: Consumed in hot tub. Not sensational but has plenty of the weighty brioche character that I’m looking for to balance the crisp brut. (1214 views) | | | Tasted by NickA on 12/24/2023 & rated 91 points: Christmas 2023; 12/24/2023-12/26/2023 (Home): Two bottles drunk, each disgorged July 2021 and showing identically. Surprisingly (and prettily) orange in colour, to the point that our guests kept remarking on the fact. Surprisingly gentle considering the base year of these is 2017, with the 'bite' coming from the ginger and lime notes rather than the wine's acidity. Attractively aromatic, and overall sufficiently winsome, but not a thrilling wine, or one I'd want to serve with a meal. That said, there's plenty of time for this to develop a bit more weight and authority. (1518 views) | | | Tasted by WST on 12/23/2023: Our Annual Champagne Tasting: My bottle. The darkest color of the flight. Creamsicle and apricot, with other pit and white fruit including pear. Honeyed but energetic. This bottle disgorged in November 2021, 1 gm dosage, 40 months on lees. (1215 views) | | | Tasted by jrick on 12/14/2023 & rated 90 points: Disgorged 2018 after 36 months in bottle so presumably base 2014. Drunk blind.
This was a little bit odd on the nose with a rubber hosey smell that reminded me of Cava. On the palate there were notes of pear, taking me also to Cava territory. But also red apple, lemon, apple pie crust. Pretty good but did not make me want to buy more at current prices of 65 EUR and upwards. (1385 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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(NV Egly-Ouriet Champagne Premier Cru Les Vignes de Vrigny) Light yellow color with abundant, steady, tiny bubbles; appealing, yeasty, tart peach, baked pear, almond nose; very tasty, poised, yeasty, creamy textured, almond, mineral palate; medium-plus finish (100% Pinot Meunier; 40 months on yeasts; disgorged November 2012) 93+ points 93 points | By Richard Jennings
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(NV Egly-Ouriet Champagne Premier Cru Les Vignes de Vrigny) Light peach yellow color; baked apple, autolytic, apple crisp nose; tasty, baked apple, mineral, tart peach palate; medium-plus finish 91 points | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (11/18/2007)
(NV Egly-Ouriet Champagne Premier Cru Les Vignes de Vrigny) Lovely stone fruit and baked peach nose; very tasty apricot, peach and minerals palate; medium finish 91+ pts. 91 points |
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2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
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