A point of difference is that Egly-Ouriet lists on their back labels the amount of time each wine was aged on lees and when it was disgorged. Egly-Ouriet is one of Robert Parker’s 13 top “5 Star” Champagne houses, along with Krug, Bollinger, Salon and other, mostly well-known names. Like Larmandier Bernier and Selosse, Egly-Ouriet has been rated as one of Champagne’s top five producers by andrew Jefford in his celebrated work, The New France, [Mitchell Beazley].

Egly-Ouriet’s Champagnes are so good that I have begun buying them to drink chez moi. Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate

What Larmandier Bernier achieves with Chardonnay, so Egly Ouriet manages for Pinot Noir: wines of riveting concentration and purity. Andrew Jefford - The New France exceptional.

This is the first time Francis Egly has made this cuvée of 100% Pinot Meunier from 40+ year old vines in Vrigny (located on the ‘Petite Montaigne de Reims’). Egly’s vineyard is a terrific southeast-facing, chalky hillside. Pinot Meunier in Egly’s hands is like nothing else - low yields, old vines, and a late harvest make this the most intense and complete Meunier we’ve tasted, and rare as well. Soft, creamy yet very dry with delicious red jube fruit. Although not listed on the label this is in fact a 2000 vintage wine. Dosage is a low 4 gr per litre.