"Francis Egly's 2012 Brut Grand Cru Millésime is predictably brilliant; but it's also a serious, structured wine that will need time to unwind. Mingling notes of citrus oil, pear and stone fruit with hints of freshly baked bread, praline and baking spices, it's full-bodied, deep and multidimensional, with huge concentration and a taut, layered core. Built around a racy spine of acidity and prodigious reserves of chalky extract, it's long, precise, and remarkably fine-boned and elegant for such a powerful wine. Make no mistake, this is one of the wines of the vintage, but—like the 2008—it will demand patience. With more age on cork, however, I wouldn't be surprised if it began to close in on a three-digit score." 98+/100 Robert Parker The Wine Advocate (William Kelley)

In Issue 254 End of April 2021 of The Wine Advocate, I published an in-depth report on Egly-Ouriet, so readers looking for more information on this benchmark producer are directed there. I stopped by the domaine earlier this year to catch up on new releases, including the 2012 vintage and a new non-vintage, Chardonnay-dominant bottling, the Vignes de Bisseuil. This is one of Champagne's finest producers, and everything here comes warmly recommended.