2021 Egly-Ouriet Coteaux Champenois Ambonnay Rouge 'Cuvee des Grands Cotes' Vieilles Vignes Champagne, France I Custodi The old vines are planted

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

This wine has all the classic Chenin fixings - taut electricity

it develops a yeast veil just as a Jura wine would

which all ripen gracefully as harvest approaches

2021 Egly-Ouriet Coteaux Champenois Ambonnay Rouge 'Cuvee des Grands Cotes' Vieilles Vignes Champagne, France I Custodi The old vines are plantedPracticing 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