Egly-Ouriet, Brut Millesime other_regions_italy Strong wood and menthol characters

Strong wood and menthol characters bury the fruit at present

spice and tobacco

Pale yellow-gold

Many are quick to dismiss it given the difficulties of the growing season that saw abundant rain

Egly-Ouriet, Brut Millesime other_regions_italy Strong wood and menthol charactersRevisited 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