{"product_id":"egly-ouriet-champagne-1er-cru-extra-brut-les-vignes-de-vrigny-appellation-champagne-750ml-introductory-price","title":"Egly-Ouriet Champagne 1er Cru Extra Brut Les Vignes De Vrigny Appellation: Champagne 750ml (Introductory Price)","description":"\u003ch5\u003eEgly-Ouriet | Les Vignes de Vrigny | Premier Cru Extra Brut | Vrigny, Montagne de Reims, Champagne | Practicing Organic\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEgly-Ouriet is one of Champagne's most revered grower-producers, based in the Grand Cru village of Ambonnay on the Montagne de Reims. Francis Egly farms his parcels with meticulous care — practicing organic viticulture, harvesting by hand, and working exclusively with indigenous yeasts — producing Champagnes of uncommon depth, vinous texture, and site-driven precision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLes Vignes de Vrigny is a rare and compelling single-vineyard Champagne made entirely from \u003cstrong\u003e100% Pinot Meunier\u003c\/strong\u003e — a grape variety most often used as a supporting component in Champagne blends, but here given a prestigious solo presentation. The fruit comes from a single east-facing parcel of vines \u003cstrong\u003emore than 50 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e in the Premier Cru village of Vrigny, located in the northern Montagne de Reims. This sector's chalk-rich slopes provide the freshness, mineral character, and structure necessary to produce a serious, age-worthy Champagne.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnlike most Egly-Ouriet cuvées, Les Vignes de Vrigny is fermented and matured in \u003cstrong\u003estainless steel\u003c\/strong\u003e to preserve the purity, brightness, and aromatic character of the Pinot Meunier. Malolactic fermentation is blocked to retain natural acidity and energy. The wine spends approximately \u003cstrong\u003e36 months aging on its lees\u003c\/strong\u003e before disgorgement, and is finished with a dosage of approximately \u003cstrong\u003e2 grams per liter\u003c\/strong\u003e — bottled unfined and unfiltered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExpressive and inviting on the nose: wild strawberry, raspberry, red apple, and ripe orchard fruit, with dried flowers, fresh bread, hazelnut, and gentle spice. The palate is energetic and beautifully textured — fine mousse, vibrant acidity, and a distinctive combination of ripe fruit and chalky mineral tension, with red berries, pear, citrus peel, toasted grain, and savory spice leading to a persistent, dry, and gently saline finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn exceptional demonstration of the complexity Pinot Meunier can achieve when grown in a distinguished site and treated with the same care reserved for Champagne's most celebrated varieties. Excellent as an aperitif; pairs beautifully with charcuterie, smoked salmon, roast chicken, pork, duck, mushroom dishes, grilled fish, and moderately aged cheeses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Egly-Ouriet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCuvée:\u003c\/strong\u003e Les Vignes de Vrigny\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClassification:\u003c\/strong\u003e Premier Cru Extra Brut\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAppellation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vrigny, Montagne de Reims, Champagne, France\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVineyard:\u003c\/strong\u003e Single east-facing estate parcel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrape Variety:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100% Pinot Meunier\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVine Age:\u003c\/strong\u003e 50+ years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFarming:\u003c\/strong\u003e Practicing organic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoils:\u003c\/strong\u003e Chalk-rich\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFermentation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Indigenous yeasts; stainless steel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMalolactic Fermentation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Blocked\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLees Aging:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~36 months\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDosage:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~2 g\/L\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBottling:\u003c\/strong\u003e Unfined and unfiltered\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBottle Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 750ml\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eCritical Acclaim\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDecanter — 93 pts:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fragrant and focused, with notes of fresh apricot, almond, ripe orange fruit, and bright citrus. Praised for its clarity, freshness, and precise, energetic character.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJeb Dunnuck — 93 pts:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fresh and energetic, offering notes of raspberry, strawberry, wet stone, and freshly baked bread. Finely textured, with chalky minerality, vibrant acidity, and a long finish.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWine Advocate — 92 pts:\u003c\/strong\u003e Aromas of green apple, white flowers, freshly baked bread, and crushed mint lead to a pure, vinous, and beautifully precise palate with lively acidity and a savory finish.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCritic reviews may refer to different base vintages and disgorgements of this non-vintage Champagne. 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