2021 Egly-Ouriet Coteaux Champenois Ambonnay Rouge 'Cuvee des Grands Cotes' Vieilles Vignes Champagne, France I Custodi 32% Pinot gris

32% Pinot gris

The old vines are planted on slopes that are rich in slate at 700m altitude

the chestnut barrel maturation adds structure and the Fernet finishes with mint and herbal flavors

which all ripen gracefully as harvest approaches

planted in 1976

2021 Egly-Ouriet Coteaux Champenois Ambonnay Rouge 'Cuvee des Grands Cotes' Vieilles Vignes Champagne, France I Custodi 32% Pinot grisPracticing organic 100% Pinot Noir From a single vineyard directly below Les Crayres in Ambonnay 60+ year old vines South facing, with more clay a perfect site for Coteaux Champenois Indigenous yeast Fermented and aged in barrel (30% new) for 22 months Unfined and unfiltered Bottled by hand directly from barrel