- Practicing organic
- 70% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay
- 50% 2019, 30% 2018, 20% 2017
- From 90% Ambonnay Grand Cru, 10% Bouzy Grand Cru and Verzenay Grand Cru
- Indigenous yeast
- No malo
- Fermented and aged in barrel (10% new)
- Aged 48 months on the lees
- Dosage: 2g/L
- Unfined and unfiltered
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
NV
Country:
France
Region:
Champagne
Appellation:
Montagne de Reims
Variety:
Blend- Champagne
Color:
White
Farming Practice:
Practicing Organic
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | FR-KEO-01-20 | 6/750ml |
Press & Reviews
Decanter
Score
95
Date
2026-04-13
"At the southern Montagne's most celebrated address, the grand cru brut sometimes gets forgotten next to the top wines and the more accessible entry range. In truth, based here on the 2020 vintage, it's the emblematic Egly style. It's almost imperious in its balance between restrained, pure raspberry and pear Pinot fruit, gentle Chardonnay brightness, deep but unobtrusive fruit concentration and glossy fresh nut and bitter almond complexity from lees and barrel ageing. Complete, complex and effortless."
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
James Suckling
Score
96
Date
2025-08-05
"Tight, almost austere. Very chalky and mineral, showing strawberries and fresh apples with tarte tatin complexity. Violets, ginger and vibrant citrus as well. Medium-bodied with pinprick bubbles and some vinous character on the structured palate. Depth, energy and singed-bread flavors. Refined finish. 70% pinot noir and 30% chardonnay. So elegant. Drink or hold."
Decanter
Score
95
Date
2024-01-06
"Although this appears as the 'house' non-vintage, in character it is more akin to a vintage wine that needs some time on cork. Tasted young, the saturated fruit " apricot, spiced apples, grilled lemons " is already expressive, yet not fully unsprung. Based on 2018 with 40% reserves back to 2016, the heat of 2018 is in the fruit profile rather than weight or grip, and is more about persistence than pure power, underlined by the oak élevage yet not coloured by it. 70% Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay from Ambonnay, Bouzy and Verzenay. 100% barrel fermentation."
Jeb Dunnuck
Score
94
Date
2025-12-16
"A youthful straw color, aged for four years on the lees before disgorgement, the NV Champagne Grand Cru Brut is composed of 70% Pinot Noir and the rest Chardonnay. It comes from the historical vineyards of the family in Bouzy and Verzenay, as well as those located in Ambonnay. I love this wine, with its notes of wet stones and black raspberries. Based on 2020, it has more focus and tension; the mousse is spritely and energetic, with a nice level of clarity and pithy citrus. Drink 2025-2040."
Wine Advocate
Score
92+
Date
2025-05-08
"Based on the generously structured 2019 vintage defined by a concentrated and small yield, with 50% reserve wines from 2018 and 2017, Egly's latest NV Grand Cru was disgorged in October 2024 with two grams per liter dosage. As always, it was sourced mainly from Ambonnay, complemented by 20% of fruit from Bouzy, Verzenay and Verzy. Soaring from the glass with scents of pear, pastries, peach and honeysuckle mingling with orange zest, it is medium- to full-bodied, concentrated and rich, supported by tangy acidity and concluding with a long, saline finish. It is vinified entirely in wood."
Jancis Robinson
Score
18
Date
2024-05-10
"Every time I lift this glass, I smell something else. At first it was toasted oats; then nectarines; then lemongrass. It's instantly obvious that it's more powerful, driven, intentional than Les Prémices. The timbre drops from alto to tenor, on the cusp of baritone. The cadence lengthens. The dynamics intensify. The wine is dramatically creamy with deep caramelised undertones, an adagio of brûlée swirled through the cream, through the peach purée of fruit, past the toasted-hazelnut crunch. It's complex and magnificent, demanding time, attention, and preferably a rare, marbled steak (from regeneratively farmed, pasture-raised beef). (TC)"