CHAMPAGNE EGLY-OURIET Millesime 2013 Grand Cru

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

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