NV | Olivier Cazenave Echappée Bel Rosé | Bordeaux
The Echappée Bel Rosé is a truly unique rosé, arguably the only one of its kind. Olivier sources Merlot from a trusted farmer who has a plot of Grand Cru vines in St. Emilion specifically for this rosé. The grapes are hand-harvested before the sugars become too high and brought to the cellar for a natural start to fermentation in stainless steel. After only one day, the grapes are pressed, giving the wine a gorgeous kiss of color, and then moved into 6-year-old Allier 600-liter barrels to continue fermenting. The wood imparts interesting aromas and tannins to the finished wine, which completes its fermentation after approximately 15 days. The wine is never vintage dated, which is brilliant because good rosé should be enjoyed for a couple of years and not just immediately after harvest. Although it is always single vintage, there is no obsessing over its "correct" vintage. The aromatics are very pretty, full of soft berries, red plums, a hint of wood, and cherry cordial. Small strawberries explode in the mouth, and the balanced acidity adds to the texture of the wine with a long and delicious finish.
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The Echappée Bel Rosé is a truly unique rosé, arguably the only one of its kind. Olivier sources Merlot from a trusted farmer who has a plot of Grand Cru vines in St. Emilion specifically for this rosé. The grapes are hand-harvested before the sugars become too high and brought to the cellar for a natural start to fermentation in stainless steel. After only one day, the grapes are pressed, giving the wine a gorgeous kiss of color, and then moved into 6-year-old Allier 600-liter barrels to continue fermenting. The wood imparts interesting aromas and tannins to the finished wine, which completes its fermentation after approximately 15 days. The wine is never vintage dated, which is brilliant because good rosé should be enjoyed for a couple of years and not just immediately after harvest. Although it is always single vintage, there is no obsessing over its "correct" vintage. The aromatics are very pretty, full of soft berries, red plums, a hint of wood, and cherry cordial. Small strawberries explode in the mouth, and the balanced acidity adds to the texture of the wine with a long and delicious finish.
