Champagne Egly-Ouriet Grand Cru Millesime 2013

Grape

70% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay

Dosage

2g/L

Tasting notes

A Champagne of rare elegance and finesse, the 2013 vintage from Francis Egly offers a masterclass in harmony and completeness. In contrast to the monumental 2008, this vintage is all about precision, texture, and quiet power. The nose is vibrant and nuanced, revealing layers of Anjou pear, crisp yellow apple, freshly baked bread, clear honey, iodine, and a touch of fresh mint. On the palate, it’s full-bodied and ample, yet pillowy and refined, with a layered, effortlessly balanced core of fruit.

Racy acidity and a delicate pinpoint mousse lift the wine, leading to a long, penetrating finish that leaves a lasting impression. This is Champagne at its most sensual and composed—a contender for the most elegant wine Egly has ever made and a standout from this often-underrated vintage.

Expert Ratings

100 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

Francis Egly has produced another profound Champagne with the 2013 Brut Grand Cru Millésime. If the monumental 2008 stands out for its power, structure and intensity, the 2013 is distinguished by its harmony, finesse and completeness; both vintages are very great wines but thus quite different in style. Wafting from the glass with scents of Anjou pear, crisp yellow apple, freshly baked bread, clear honey, iodine and fresh mint, it's full-bodied, ample and pillowy, with a layered, concentrated and effortlessly balanced core of fruit, uniting precision and sensuality to compelling effect. Girdled by racy acids and animated by a delicate pinpoint mousse, it concludes with a long, penetrating finish. Is this the most elegant wine Egly has produced to date? It's certainly among the most compelling that this high quality but initially underrated Champagne vintage has delivered. (8/2022) William Kelley, The Wine Advocate

More About The Winery

Founded in Ambonnay, Champagne Egly-Ouriet has become one of the most celebrated grower-Champagnes of our time. When Francis Egly took over the family estate in 1982, he shifted from selling grapes to négociants to producing wines that today rank among the benchmarks of the Champagne winemaking movement, often mentioned alongside pioneers like Anselme Selosse.

Egly-Ouriet farms 12 hectares, mostly Grand Cru vineyards in Ambonnay, with additional holdings in Bouzy, Verzenay, and Vrigny. The vineyards are planted to 70% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay, and a small parcel of Pinot Meunier, with some vines dating back to 1947. Francis Egly’s philosophy is rooted in meticulous vineyard work, late harvesting for ripe fruit, and minimal intervention in the cellar.

Base wines are vinified in seasoned Burgundy oak barrels, fermented with indigenous yeasts, and bottled unfined and unfiltered. Extended lees ageing is a hallmark of the domaine: Brut Tradition and Vignes de Vrigny spend a minimum of 3 years sur lattes, while other cuvées rest far longer, gaining depth, complexity, and ageing potential. Recently, cellar temperature control has further reduced the need for sulfur additions.

Beyond its acclaimed Champagnes, Egly-Ouriet also produces some of the most coveted still Coteaux Champenois Pinot Noirs—Burgundian in stature, profound in character, and made in very limited quantities.

Today, Champagne Egly-Ouriet is sought worldwide by collectors, sommeliers, and enthusiasts for wines that combine power, structure, terroir expression, and longevity.