Champagne Egly-Ouriet 'Rose' Grand Cru NV

Grape

70% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay

Tasting notes

The NV Champagne Rosé Cuvée, based on the 2019 vintage, shines with a luminous pale pink hue. Crafted with around 5% still red wine from old-vine plots in Ambonnay, it opens with a vibrant nose of fresh raspberries, ripe peach or nectarine, and a hint of saline minerality. On the palate, it’s both powerful and refined, offering generous ripeness with layers of orange oil, citrus zest, and grapefruit. The finish is clean, stony, and persistent, reflecting its precision and depth. With only 15,000 bottles produced annually, this is a rosé Champagne of character and longevity—drink now or cellar for up to 15 years.

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.