{"product_id":"egly-ouriet-v-p-grand-cru-extra-brut-champagne-france","title":"Egly-Ouriet, V.P, Grand Cru, Extra Brut, Champagne, France","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere are great Champagnes, and then there is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEgly-Ouriet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. For many collectors, sommeliers, and winemakers, it belongs comfortably among the five greatest Champagne producers of the modern era. If there is one bottling that perfectly captures everything this legendary estate stands for, it is the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eV.P. (Vieillissement Prolongé)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. This is sensual, unforgettable Champagne—a necessary experience for anyone who loves the power, texture, and finesse of Pinot Noir at its highest expression. Produced from old-vine Grand Cru vineyards, fermented completely dry, and aged in bottle for an extraordinary seven years before disgorgement, V.P. is among the most profound wines made anywhere in Champagne. It is the sort of bottle that routinely appears for well over $100 a glass at the finest restaurants in Paris, where it accompanies unforgettable meals rather than celebrations alone. Built from 70% Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay sourced from some of Champagne's greatest Grand Cru villages, it is a Champagne that many wine lovers spend years hoping to taste just once. One sip, and you immediately understand why Egly-Ouriet has become one of the most sought-after grower producers on Earth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChampagne is unlike anywhere else on Earth. Nearly 90 million years ago, much of northern France lay beneath a warm prehistoric sea. Over millions upon millions of years, microscopic marine organisms settled onto the ocean floor, eventually forming the immense chalk deposits that define Champagne today. Those deep layers of fossilized chalk and limestone act like a giant sponge, storing winter rainfall before slowly releasing moisture back to the vines throughout the growing season. Combined with Champagne's cool northern climate, this creates fruit of remarkable precision, naturally high acidity, and extraordinary longevity. Layer on the region's noble grape varieties—Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Pinot Meunier—and you have one of the world's most extraordinary terroirs. It is a place where elegance is born not from richness alone, but from geology, climate, and hundreds of generations of refinement. Few wine regions possess such a remarkable combination of history, soil, and tradition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFounded in 1930, Domaine Egly-Ouriet has quietly become one of the world's reference-point estates under the meticulous direction of Francis Egly. Proudly imported into the United States by North Berkeley Imports since the earliest days of the grower Champagne movement, the domaine has helped redefine what Champagne can be. Rather than chasing youthful freshness alone, Francis Egly pursues complete physiological ripeness in the vineyard, harvesting later than many of his neighbors before fermenting exclusively with indigenous yeasts in older French oak barrels. The wines are never about obvious oak character; instead, the barrels build texture, depth, and quiet complexity. Estate vineyards lie in the Grand Cru villages of Ambonnay, Verzenay, and Bouzy, where forty-year-old vines dig deep into chalk and limestone soils. Every bottle is bottled unfined and unfiltered, and the V.P.—whose name literally means \"extended aging\"—rests on its lees for seven years before release. That extraordinary patience transforms the wine into something almost surreal: vinous, creamy, layered, and remarkably complete. It is this uncompromising philosophy that has elevated Egly-Ouriet into the conversation alongside the greatest producers in Champagne history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the glass, the V.P. is breathtaking. Pale yellow in color, it opens with soaring aromas of spiced pear, yellow peach, baked red apple, warm oatmeal, fresh brioche, toasted hazelnut, baking spice, citrus peel, crushed chalk, and ginger. The mousse is incredibly fine and creamy, giving way to a palate that is simultaneously powerful and weightless, layered with ripe orchard fruit, toasted bread, citrus oils, warm spice, and profound mineral energy that carries through an endless finish. It drinks more like one of the world's great white wines than a traditional sparkling wine, with a vinous depth that few Champagnes ever achieve. This is exactly the style of bottle you find beneath white tablecloths at three-star Michelin restaurants throughout Paris. Caviar with crème fraîche on warm blinis is simply magical, allowing the Champagne's richness and chalky precision to elevate every bite. It is equally extraordinary alongside seared scallops with garlic and ginger, king crab, butter-poached lobster, roasted duck with stone fruit, Dover sole in beurre blanc, or aged Comté at the end of a great meal. Serve it in a proper \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eZalto Champagne\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e stem—not a flute—to appreciate its remarkable aromatics and texture. Magnificent today yet capable of evolving gracefully for another decade or longer, Egly-Ouriet V.P. remains one of the greatest expressions of Pinot Noir-based Champagne ever produced, and one of the most unforgettable wine experiences any lover of fine wine can have.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"North Berkeley","offers":[{"title":"750ml","offer_id":47125748416668,"sku":"CAUB2606-EGLYVPCHAMP-750","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0694\/6937\/2572\/files\/Egly-Ouriet_V.png?v=1782832024","url":"https:\/\/thecaubleist.com\/products\/egly-ouriet-v-p-grand-cru-extra-brut-champagne-france","provider":"The Caubleist","version":"1.0","type":"link"}