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

Turley Wine Cellars was founded in Napa Valley by Larry Turley in 1993

which all ripen gracefully as harvest approaches

it develops a yeast veil just as a Jura wine would

This wine has all the classic Chenin fixings - taut electricity

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