Champagne Extra Brut 1er 'Les Vignes de Vrigny'

Score

93

"This cuvée is always such a clear-eyed picture of snappy, fragrant Meunier full of just-ripe apricot, fresh almonds and an almost citric focus on the palate. Based on the 2019 vintage with reserves from 2018 and 2017, there's plenty of fleshy orange ripeness from these two years, but not an inch of fat. This needs at least six months post-disgorgement to really come out of itself. A 100% Meunier from the village of Vrigny in the Petite Montagne de Reims. No oak."

Score

91

"The NV (2019) Extra Brut Les Vignes di Vrigny is a pretty intense, racy Champagne that very much reflects the intense solar nature of the growing season. Meunier is amplified beautifully here, its richness only tempered by the decision to keep dosage low. Hints of pear, hazelnut, dried citrus peel, spice and chamomile emerge with air. I would be tempted to cellar this for a year or two. Dosage is 2 grams per liter. Disgorged: July 2023."

Score

91

"Issuing from four parcels planted with Pinot Meunier in 1970 and vinified entirely in tank, Egly's latest release of the NV Les Vignes de Vrigny is based on the 2020 vintage and incorporates 50% reserve wines (from 2019 and 2018). Offering up an expressive bouquet of pear, rye bread and red cherry, it is medium- to full-bodied, fleshy and fruit-forward, with ripe but racy acidity and an expansive finish. It was disgorged in October 2024 with one gram per liter dosage."