Egly-Ouriet, Brut Millesime Vintage:2016 the use of French oak

the use of French oak has become more measured and the Barolos are now among the elite wines of the region in virtually every vintage

This expands outwards from the first moment

it’s naturally less fine and elegant

It is drinking quite well and exhibiting no reason to extend its aging

Bright ruby-red

Egly-Ouriet, Brut Millesime Vintage:2016 the use of French oakRevisited from the July 2019 disgorgement, Egly's 2008 Brut Grand Cru Millsime was showing as brilliantly as ever. The wine seemed to shut down a little in early 2020, but it is already beginning to unwind, and this was the most expressive bottle that I've drunk to date. Offering up an incipiently complex bouquet of orchard fruit, citrus oil, pralines and freshly baked bread, now complemented by hints of iodine, clear honey and mirabelle plum, it's