Champagne Egly-Ouriet 1er Cru Les Vignes de Bisseuil NV (Base 20, Disg. Jul 25) rheingau A very focused wine

A very focused wine

A truly charismatic red table wine with high perfumed dark red spiced summer fruits that runs through the palate with blood plum

A few years ago

Enjoy it alongside snapper in burnt butter sauce

This wine is however 100% Merlot

Champagne Egly-Ouriet 1er Cru Les Vignes de Bisseuil NV (Base 20, Disg. Jul 25) rheingau A very focused wineThis is the third release of Eglys sole Chardonnay dominant cuve and its the first release to include three vintages in the blend. The wine is drawn from a plot of vines on the south facing slopes of Bisseuil, a village just to the east of the famous Grand Cru communes of A and Mareuil sur A. While these two latter villages are renowned for Pinot Noir, Bisseuil is more known for Chardonnay; its the only village in the area that has more Chardonnay