NV | Olivier Cazenave Echappée Bel Blanc | Bordeaux

Echappée Bel Blanc is a young and fresh expression of both Semillon and Muscadelle, which Olivier is extremely passionate about. The fruit is harvested from 40-year-old vines on clay and limestone soils and undergoes a very cold but short maceration to enhance the aromatics and texture of the finished wine. The wine is fermented in stainless steel tanks with a strong fermenting natural pied de cuve from the first grapes harvested, for approximately 15 days, but it does not go through malolactic fermentation. After fermentation, the wine remains on its lees for at least 9 months before bottling. Although it typically comes from a single harvest, the wine is not vintage dated. The resulting wine is crisp, aromatic, and purely mineral, with notes of crisp apples, tangerine, Meyer lemon, and wet rock. In the mouth, the wine has a fresh texture, vibrant lime and green apple flavors, and a stony and lengthy minerality that truly showcases the grape.