Egly-Ouriet, Les Premices Brut

2020 base, 1 g/l dosage, 50 months on lees, disgorged September 2025. Blend of pinot noir & chardonnay. Compared to the Vignes de Bisseuil from the same base vintage, this is considerably more open and approachable already. There is a certain roundness to the palate that comes as a bit of surprise considering the minimal dosage. Beautiful. APPEARANCE: Color & intensity: pale gold NOSE: Intensity: medium (+) Aromas: toasted almond, brioche, red apple, wild strawberry, crushed chalk, baking spices, toast, …

Bruised apple, oxidative nuances like straw. Good acidity, and the finish is very long.

Napa Trip; 3/7/2026-3/14/2026 (Napa, CA) : Pale gold color with a hint of blush. Drank a glass plus over an hour with dinner in Yountville. 2021 base, 2gm dosage. Lots of fresh cut red apples and cherry, brisk and full bodied, white flowers and pastry cleam. 92+pts.

Base 2021, disgorged July 2025. A densely packed aroma profile of sour dough and freshly baked bread, pear and bruised apple fruit, smokey and saline minerality. Also adds pressed flowers over time. The palate has a slightly bitter touch, otherwise a nice flow of the acidity. Fine texture.

The nose shows, melange of orange citrus, green/red apple, Bosc pear, slightly, dryish yellow & white peach, Meyer lemon to meringue pie with crus, lime with zest, overripe pineapple/cantalope, cream, soft, white spice, vanillin, graham cracker, brioche, saline, chalk & limestone marl, yellow lilies/flowers & pink roses. The palate mousse is rich, round and elegant. Melange of orange citrus, green/red apple, Bosc pear, slightly, dryish/candied yellow & white peach, Meyer lemon to meringue pie with crus, lime with zest, overripe …

The nose shows tangerine, thinned yellow peach, golden/red apples, lemon/lime pulp with a hint of zest, pear, whiff of lemon meringue pie, ginger-ale, graham cracker crust, baguette crust, caramel notes, silvered almonds, some light brioche, pink roses & yellow flowers. The palate entry is beautiful, ripe, rich with lively crisp acidity at first and softens in the glass. Some light oxidative presense. Tangerine, some marmalade yellow peach, golden/red apples, lemon/lime pulp with a hints of zest, pear, lemon meringue to …

This is a delicious cuvee; There is a nice balance between richness and finesse. great mouthfeel, just enough acid; red cherry, apple, a touch of citrus, dried herbs. This was my second time with this bottling, and this one was even better; I forgot to look at the base vintage and disgorgement date on the first one, therefore I am not sure if that is the reason

This was disgorged in July 21 after 4years on lees. Golden color. Musky, nutty nose with baked apple and berries aromas. Full body,crisp, intense, complex and long. Sweet candied fruit, nutty flavours. Excellent. Can still benefit from further aging.

100% PM, dgt. 10/2024. Ripe apricot, ripe apple, ripe pear, orange peel, fresh parsley, bitter herbs and pickled ginger on the nose. Quite expressive and fragrant, with a high intensity of aromas. The palate adds a lot of lees-influenced flavors (cheese rind, fresh baked bread), though they're backed up by classic PM fruit (ripe melon, kiwi and orange peel). There's a nice mineral streak as well that isn't on the nose, and a bitter, leesy finish that lasts for around …

Flavors of apple, pear, brioche - in a nice spot to celebrate a friends new home

At a social event, hence only brief notes: Notes of brioche and bruised pear. Scented with herbs and spices. Fine oxidative accent of hazelnuts. The palate is fresh and balanced and mirrors the briochy, yeasty aromas. A great fizz.

Gold, little bit or orange feel, color. Medium plus (one or two notch more) acidity. I sensed orange, pomegranate, cherry more than apple or grapefruit. I liked it.

SF Wine Tasting Meetup - Jan 2026 (San Francisco) : Brioche notes, but maybe more toasted English muffin? Lemon and lime zest. Easy-drinking champagne with some nice complexity as well. Nice start to the evening, before moving onto the "serious" wines (although this is nothing to sneeze at). 88 points.

Home-drinking. Very yeasty nose with early oxidative notes. Zaffron on the palate. Lots of baked apple. Gone are the bubble gum notes that can characterize this Cuvée in youth with more varietal expression. This 2016 disgorgement (2012 base) is still very taut and less evolved than disgorgement years on either side of 13. People reading this note with a recent disgorgement in mind should still go and drink it for this is a reference grower Meunier Cuvée.

Brought by Joel and Kathy to our evening and we decided to pre-game with it before going out to the restaurant for dinner..... Pnp'd and enjoyed over about 1 hour til gone. Nice medium sized bubbles....a very pleasant nose and palate. Nice lemon tropicals. No overbearing brioche or malt. Nice, light mousse....thanks Joel, it was very nice!

Terrific rose. The E-O has a pretty light coppery pink color. In the mouth it is lovely. I mean, the few of us at the table were gushing. The fruit it light strawberry and salmonberry, with an angel cake and scone perception. It was creamy, in a way, but with plenty of light bodied tartness.

2017 vintage

Disgorged 1995. Very lively "Piift" upon opening with lots of foam and bottles. So fresh on the nose with dried raspberries, strawberries, fresh rhubarb, hints of mandarine and fish sauce. So elegant and fresh on the palate showing minimum aging. Lively mousse and lingering acidity. Great fun to try.

New Years Day: Vrai Champagne, Ninth Annual Edition (Brad & Marcia's Place, St. Paul, MN) : Small pour. Brief note. The requisite class and purity of E-O. Pretty and balanced with poise and class. Very nice. 92+pts.

New Years Day: Vrai Champagne, Ninth Annual Edition (Brad & Marcia's Place, St. Paul, MN) : Pale salmon color. Small pour. Brief note. You know, it's all about how you express yourself. Well this comes off so well and exquisitely balanced; bringing the red fruits, fine mousse, bread dough, crystalline minerality and delicate spicebox to full fruition. Lovely and suave, I love these. 93pts and maybe better.

Such depth and acidity - the combination of low dosage with warmth from the long aging and mild oxidative treatment in fermentation is a wonderful combination.

July 2023 disgorgement. High acid and broad shouldered. Delicious.

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Disgorged 7/2022 - Wow. Medium golden in color. Lots of ripe apple notes, brioche, candied ginger note - wonderful depth and a long finish. Just a bottle that is hitting on all cylinders tonight.

I've always like this cuvée, but tonight's bottle was on another level. 07/20 disgorgement.

2018 base. Medium gold at this point. A medium mousse and good bubble persistence. The pronounced nose is sweet citrus and apples, subtle biscuit, plenty of chalk and some saline. The palate is med/med+ bodied, med+ acidity, tiny and persistent bubbles on the palate, pronounced, long, and dense on the finish. For the class and type of Champagne (house intro blend) this is outstanding!

Disgorged Nov. 2014, 52 months on the lees; therefore bottled July 2010 and likely 2009 base. Recent purchase. Very pretty and elegant, delicate mousse, streamlined red fruit with some apply character and light earthy grip. Enjoyable but not a lot of intensity, not quite hitting the heights of this cuvee's reputation.

Enjoyed at Apero

30 Years of Wine-Pages and 25 Years of the Wine Pages Forum (Hawksmoor, Edinburgh) : 2017 base. Mainly pinot noir? A rich, full nose. Super palate: more generous than I was expecting. Lovely balance. Good length. But becoming shorter with time

30 Years of Wine Pages and 25 years of the Wine Pages Forum - A Celebration Dinner (Hawksmoor, Edinburgh) : Lovely All Bran cereal bass note on the nose with some bruised apple and a touch of pear. Palate opens with a touch of wheat cracker and a hint of Aperol bitter orange. A touch of pear skin greenness builds through the mid palate and there's a bitter apricot kernel quality to the finish. Very more-ish and a great start …

Matt's Champagne Holiday Party 2025 : My bottle, from Magnum. Amazing. An all time classic. Kept going back and back to it. Toast, brioche, elegant, apple and yellow fruit

Lively petite bubbles. Dark gold color. Almond and stewed pear at first nose. Quickly opens. These aromas disappear. And new aromas of Red fruits. Apple. Apple blossom with a touch of honey (apple blossom?). On the tongue a deeper citrus like a sour mango or kumquat. Crisp acid. Melon flavors. There is something…spring moss? As it opens, there is a bitterness or sharpness that develops into green apple.

Disgorged in 2015. Well-preserved, rich and intense on the palate, supported by vibrant acidity and a long, persistent finish.

Oxidized nose with pickled-fruit and caramel tones. Concentrated and powerful on the palate, vivid and long-lasting.

2007 vintage

Silver moon in color under a roiling mousse offering up a bouquet of crisp apple, brioche, and vanilla custard. Lively and rich on the palate with complex layers of flavors. Intense but not weighty. Finishes with a smokey quality. Stunningly balanced. The stream of bubbles never stops. Made from a third each of Champagne’s primary grapes. 12.5% alc. With crab spread. 11.27.25. Highly Recommended.

Beautiful gold color, little light red color as well. Pronounced, beautiful, sweet aroma with very dry flavor. The finish was not as good as I expected. I'd definitely try it again though.

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Well rounded and well balanced with a good weight and texture. Notes of apple, citrus, dried flowers, crushed stone, vanilla. The flavors are complex, well integrated and complementary. Long and winding finish. Delightful!

Pale golden color. Split bottle over 3 hours at Joel Robuchon in LV. Pastry cream, floral, white flowers, ultra fine mousse, clementine, apple, chalk, very fresh, precise, little notions of cherrry. Medium weight, supremely elegant with that crystalline feel. Not the least bit biting or austere, a gorgeous Brut Nature.

This bottle of NV Egly-Ouriet Grand Cru Extra Brut has a base vintage of 2019, was on yeast for 53 months and was disgorged December 2024 (with a dosage of 2 g/l). A blend of 70% Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay, it was sourced entirely from Grand Cru vineyards in Ambonnay, Bouzy, and Verzenay. Medium golden in color, it sports an active tiny bead and is intensely aromatic. Scents of Honeycrisp apples, mandarin oranges, Anjou pears, white peaches, brioche, marzipan, …

Halloween night out with friends and what can be better than second bottle of Egly-Ouriet. More delicate and elegant, less wild and yeasty than Les Premices. Made from 70% PN and 30% Chardonnay, no malo, fermented & later aged for 48 months in oak, 10% new, 2 g/l of RS, unfined and unfiltered. Medium intensity aroma of lemons, orchids, apples, sour dough, chalk, herbal and grapefruit hints. Medium body, fine silky mousse, vibrant yet elegant and velvety, high crisp acidity, …

Always a joy to pop a cork from my beloved Egly-Ouriet. Cuvee made from 1/3 of PN, Chardonnay and PM, 40+ year old vines, indigenous yeast, no malo, fermented and later aged on its lees for 36 months in steel, 2 g/l of RS, unfined and unfiltered. Pale lemon colour. Medium+ intensity aroma of lemons, chalk, yeasty notes, white flowers, bread dough, limestone, seashells. Medium body, fine mousse, lively and yeasty with bright and high crisp acidity, green and yellow …

Big and expressive nose of red apple, pear, brioche, almond and some subtle baking spices, rich fruit on the palate, with medium plus acidity, fine pun point effervescence and a nice medium plus length finish

Gastronomic, but not easy-going

Pale golden yellow in color with a very fine & constant mousse. Full, fragrant & attractive nose of ripe fruit aromas of apples, citrus notes of lemons/limes & grapefruit with floral notes, herbs, baking notes, yeasty, ginger, nutty, chalky & minerals. Medium-light bodied with a good concentration of well balanced & smooth textured, ripe fruit flavors of green apples & citrus notes of lemons/limes & grapefruit with yeasty, stony & minerals. Lingering finish. Drinks quite well at present although should …

Mulline Dinner (with ring ins) (La Chouette) : Lots of bread yeast, a little sweet spice, apple over lemon, crisp mousse drops very quickly, chalky minerality on the mid palate, a little tart, touch of alcohol warmth. Meh.

Incredible bottle. Off the list at Le Pre Catelan. 2009 disgorgement. This was singing from the get go. Somewhat advanced with raisin and fig paste, but some carmelized sugar and bright acidity. It was at peak or perhaps on the decline excellent with the menu. I cannot drink an old Egly rosé without a nod to @Sarah_Kirschbaum

100% meunier usually isn't my thing, but the producer's style made it work for me. Not seeking this out, but definitely seeking out more Egly!

Stram men ändå fyllig med gula äpplen, citrus och vetekex. Snygg och god.

1995 Bordeaux (Piccolino Exchange Square, London) : Based on the 2020. I don’t think I’ve had a 100% Pinot Meunier champagne before. Clearly I’ve been missing something. Big yeasty nose, lots of citrus, lemon oil and a fine mousse. Big wine, bold yellow fruits but also a little redcurrant flavour. Lovely biscuit note. Fine freshness, very interesting bold champagne.

Not as good as last bottle. Muted and lower key. Interesting to see the variability here. Followed over 24hrs.

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