{"product_id":"egly-ouriet-les-crayeres-vv-blanc-de-noirs-grand-cru-extra-brut-champagne-750m-introductory-price","title":"Egly-Ouriet 'Les Crayeres VV' Blanc de Noirs Grand Cru Extra Brut Champagne 750m (Introductory Price)","description":"\u003ch5\u003eEgly-Ouriet | Les Crayères VV | Grand Cru Blanc de Noirs Extra Brut | Ambonnay, 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 that have earned the domaine a cult following among collectors and sommeliers worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmong the rarest and most celebrated wines in the Egly-Ouriet portfolio, \u003cstrong\u003eLes Crayères VV\u003c\/strong\u003e is a single-vineyard Blanc de Noirs made entirely from old-vine Pinot Noir. \u003cem\u003eVV\u003c\/em\u003e stands for \u003cem\u003eVieilles Vignes\u003c\/em\u003e — old vines. The fruit comes exclusively from the legendary Les Crayères parcel, located just east of Ambonnay, planted largely in \u003cstrong\u003e1946 and 1947\u003c\/strong\u003e. The vineyard occupies a prized south-facing site with only a thin layer of topsoil above a deep bed of pure chalk — the name \u003cem\u003eLes Crayères\u003c\/em\u003e itself refers to this intensely chalky terroir. Very old vines, naturally low yields, and chalk-rich soils produce Pinot Noir of extraordinary concentration, minerality, and freshness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHarvested by hand and fermented with indigenous yeasts in French oak barrels (small proportion of new oak), with malolactic fermentation blocked to preserve energy and acidity. The wine spends approximately \u003cstrong\u003esix years aging on its lees\u003c\/strong\u003e before disgorgement, and is finished with an exceptionally low dosage — bottled unfined and unfiltered, preserving its depth, texture, and individual vineyard character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeep golden in the glass. Aromas of ripe pear, dried apple, red berries, and bitter orange unfold alongside toasted brioche, roasted nuts, honey, cocoa, and warm baking spices. The palate is full-bodied and concentrated — fine, persistent mousse, layers of red fruit, ginger, cardamom, and toasted pastry, balanced by mouthwatering acidity, pronounced chalky structure, and a long, saline mineral finish. 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