Brut, Les Premices, NV

Name: Brut, Les Premices
Brand: Egly Ouriet
Price: 52.31 GBP

Available Vintages

justerini & brooks tasting note

Beautiful fresh precision here, light on its feet but with Egly drive and a salty finish. Very fine mousse, with a sense of fine detail to the white fruited citrus scented freshly baked bread flavours. Delicious now but will age. A compelling release! Based around the 2019 vintage (50%) with 2018 (30%) and 2017 (20%) completing the blend. Equal parts Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Meunier. Disgorged in July 2023 with 1g dosage.

critic reviews

91/100William Kelley,Robert Parker Wine Advocate

Based on the 2019 vintage and disgorged this year with one gram per liter dosage, Egly's NV Brut Les Premices offers up attractive aromas of orchard and stone fruits mingled with fresh bread and honeysuckle. Medium-bodied, fleshy and racy, with bright acids, a pretty mousse and a saline finish, it's the finest rendition of this new cuvee to date.

DRINKING WINDOW 2023 - 2030

date of review 12/2023

91/100Sarah Mayo,The Wine Independent

Simple and easy to approach, Les Prémices NV presents attractive notes of white peach, apricot and honey. The light-bodied palate offers subtle notes orchard fruit and white flower supported by a soft acid line. Equal parts Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier, this cuvée is based on the 2019 vintage, with reserve wine from the previous two years. Stainless fermented and aged three years on lees, it is finished with a one gram per liter dosage. This cuvée was created in 2016 as a family project to celebrate a new generation of winemaking at the domain. Disgorged July 2023.

DRINKING WINDOW 2023 - 2028

date of review 11/2023

90/100Antonio Galloni,Vinous

A new wine in the Egly range, the NV Brut Les Prémices is a Chardonnay/Pinot Noir/Meunier blend from Trigny, all 2016 vintage. Bright floral notes and the natural richness of Pinots come together nicely in this entry-level bottling. There is good energy, but naturally not quite the textural breadth of the top wines. Disgorged: July, 2020, with 36 months on the lees.

DRINKING WINDOW 2020 - 2026

date of review 11/2020