Tasting Notes
Jeb Dunnuck 94
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.
Anticipated maturity: 2025-2040
Decanter 95
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.
Anticipated maturity: 2026-2036
