WINE ADVOCATE 91 POINTS - "Based on the 2016 vintage and disgorged in July 2020 with only one gram per liter dosage, the latest rendition of Egly's NV Brut Premier Cru Les Vignes de Vrigny is showing very nicely, offering up inviting aromas of peach, apricot, buttery pastry, crisp orchard fruit and fresh bread. Medium to full-bodied, fleshy and generous, it's textural and charming, with an ample core of fruit, lively acids and a pinpoint mousse."
WINE SPECTATOR 94 POINTS - "Bright and deeply golden in color, with a rich nose of roasted nut and a fine, pointillist bead carrying notes of dried raspberry, white truffle, quince paste, chamomile and oyster shell. Soft orange peel acidity and a tang of salinity keep this fresh on the palate and drive the long, creamy finish. Reminiscent of Spain's Viña Gravonia Rioja Blanco, but with bubbles."
"[Francis Egly's] fabled domaine enjoys a cult status shared by no other grower on the Montange de Reims. This tiny, pristine operation deserves its acclaim, capturing the profound complexity, intensity, and grandeur of the Montange's finest terroirs, without sacrificing the precision that underlies the revered Champagnes. These are ravishingly vinous sparkling wines, consistently among the most exactingly balanced of Champagne's power set, handcrafted by a creative, thoughtful artisan who painstakingly tends his vines naturally to full maturity...On this basis Egly-Ouriet remains the finest grower in Champagne right now, and my only 10/10 [rated] grower. This name might just be the hardest to pronounce in Champagne, but it is one you must remember and seek out at every possibility" - Tyson Stelzer, The Champagne Guide Edition VI
WINE SPECTATOR 94 POINTS - "Bright and deeply golden in color, with a rich nose of roasted nut and a fine, pointillist bead carrying notes of dried raspberry, white truffle, quince paste, chamomile and oyster shell. Soft orange peel acidity and a tang of salinity keep this fresh on the palate and drive the long, creamy finish. Reminiscent of Spain's Viña Gravonia Rioja Blanco, but with bubbles."
"[Francis Egly's] fabled domaine enjoys a cult status shared by no other grower on the Montange de Reims. This tiny, pristine operation deserves its acclaim, capturing the profound complexity, intensity, and grandeur of the Montange's finest terroirs, without sacrificing the precision that underlies the revered Champagnes. These are ravishingly vinous sparkling wines, consistently among the most exactingly balanced of Champagne's power set, handcrafted by a creative, thoughtful artisan who painstakingly tends his vines naturally to full maturity...On this basis Egly-Ouriet remains the finest grower in Champagne right now, and my only 10/10 [rated] grower. This name might just be the hardest to pronounce in Champagne, but it is one you must remember and seek out at every possibility" - Tyson Stelzer, The Champagne Guide Edition VI
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