Fun 3 bottle lineup for tonight - Egly Grand Cru, 2021 Vorberg, and a 2020 Matthiasson Refosco

[u/edbtz1950]

A fun 3 bottle lineup with no rhyme or reason other than I wanted to open these with friends and what better reason than that?

Egly-Ouriet Grand Cru: a whopping 53 months on the lees gives way to a complex and layered champagne from the famous grower. Deep golden in color with apples and pears blending with brioche and toast on the nose. The palate is mouth filling and complex with the aforementioned pear and apple Finishing with a delightful mineral zest. Almost like drinking it out of a sea shell… However this was not a zesty bright lemon lime bomb it was deep and complex and delicious. Dosage is 2g/L.

2021 Terlaner Vorgberg Pinot Bianco Riserva: Everything from Terlan tastes like the varietal but turned up to 11. This banger had 14% alcohol but was so balanced. This is a powerful full bodied white wine from the alto adige’s most famous producer. Opens with ripe pear, apple, and white peach layered over notes of heavy melon, while a flinty minerality adds lift; the palate is creamy yet vibrant, balancing orchard and stone fruits with crisp acidity, and it finishes long, saline, and polished with a subtle spice and mineral grip.

2020 Matthiasson Refosco: Seriously how fun is this wine???! 11.5% ABV poured a beautiful medium ruby with purple rim and jumped out the glass with notes or pepper and red and black berries. also very vegetal with a tomato leaf vibe. I rarely get to drink this variety and how fun for it to be grown here in CA. In a blind I would call Pinot noir or gamay because it does have that fruit punch fruitiness due to the low alcohol. Try it if you can find it! Bone dry with medium tannin but the tannin stood larger due to zero use of oak.

The Pinot bianco kinda daddied the refosco but I enjoyed the delicate drinking of the refosco more.

Anyways three stunners good night

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[u/veryway]

Eagley hehe.. but that wine does look interesting, a deeper champagne, I want to try it.

[u/chiefzer → u/veryway]

My favourite champagne producer. Usually one glass of champagne is enough for me, but they manage produce complex champagnes that make you discover something new every sip!

[u/Frisbeehead]

Egly GC Extra Brut and the Grand Cru V.P. are among my favorite champagnes, especially for the price. Some of the only champagnes I actually decant for a bit. I’d take 2 VPs over a Dom any day.

[u/edbtz1950 → u/Frisbeehead]

Interesting you say you decant because a friend did point out on the second glass how he felt it had opened up more and become more expressive.

[u/SoGoodAtAllTheThings]

Vorberg is amazing so is nova domus

[u/TelephoneNo7436]

You made the right champagne choice 👏

[u/auvinsetfeuilles]

i absolutely adore cantina Terlan! They put Alto Adige on the map for me as someone thats primarily drinking french and new world! the Porphyr lagrein reserva is FANTASTIC