Brut Rose Grand Cru Champagne, Egly-Ouriet 750ml

Grand Cru Rose Egly Ouriet is an elegant rosé brut champagne with aromas of roses, small fresh red berries and cherries lead us to a fruity, fresh and elegantly textured palate. The flavours are dominated by red fruits, it has distinctive tannins, minerality and a buttery texture. White pepper and minerality follow through on the long finish. You can pair it with seafood, shellfish, salads and charcuterie platters.

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Egly- Ouriet produces wines that express the terroir of the area, champagne primarily from the noble Grand Cru village of Ambonnay (the top village for Pinot Noir in Champagne), where it is widely regarded as the finest grower. In total, the vineyard, where the vine’s average age is 40 years, covers around 10 hectares on the Grand Cru areas of Ambonnay, Bouzy, and Verzenay, with two thirds of Pinot Noir and the rest shared between Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay. Depending on the harvest’s and the wine’s characteristics, Francis Egly, the current owner, varies the proportion of the barrels’ ages from 1 to 5 years since 1995, in which the wine is going to age in varying proportions, thus letting every terroir express itself, instead of following a steady recipe. There hasn’t been any malolactic fermentation since 1999, to preserve the wine’s freshness and the disgorging dates are mentioned on the back labels. On the contrary to Champagne, who sell its bottles younger and younger, Francis Egly, following his father Michel, patiently builds a treasure that allows him to sell his bruts after four years of aging, and his vintages after six years.