NV Egly-Ouriet Brut Tradition Grand Cru Champagne

About five or six years ago we happened upon a bottle of this in a wine shop in Atlanta for $19.99 a bottle.  We had never heard of it, so did not know anything about it but decided to take a chance.  It quickly became one of our favorite champagnes.  After we learned a bit about it, we believe that it was mis-priced because we have never found it anywhere near that price since and would immediately buy as much of it as we could if we did.

This is full-throttle champagne.  Full-bodied with lots of heady bread-yeast and white flower.  There are notes of crisp apple and brown-butter nuttiness that are balanced by firm acidity.  The bubbles are very tight throughout the bottle and the constant effervescence makes this a perfect food wine.

This one has steadily climbed in price, and we paid $69.99 a bottle for it recently.  While it is still one of our favorites, the price point is simply too high when you realize the you could be drinking 2 bottles of Schramsberg or Roederer for the same money.  Hopefully we can find some of this on sale in the near future as we do love it and would love to put some back in the cellar.

Cheers!