Egly-Ouriet, VP Vieillissement Prolonge Extra Brut Vintage:N.V. Shows excellent power and spicy

Shows excellent power and spicy thrust on an impressively long

This is robust but not rustic or austere and should reward longer-term cellaring

the 2012 is drinking beautifully today

Here the equally brooding nose is slightly more elegant with its cool and restrained nose of red currant

Egly-Ouriet, VP Vieillissement Prolonge Extra Brut Vintage:N.V. Shows excellent power and spicyA benchmark bottling that's a staple of my cellar, newly disgorged Egly's NV Extra Brut Grand Cru V. P. is a blend of the 2014, 2013 and 2012 vintages. Wafting from the glass with scents of pear, freshly baked bread, nougat, praline and clear honey, it's medium to full bodied, satiny and concentrated, with racy acids, chalky structure and a long, penetrating finish. Readers won't want to miss it.