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Etienne Calsac, Champagne 1er Cru 'L'Echappee Belle' Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut (Base 2023), NV

Sparkling Wine from Champagne, France
by Etienne Calsac
$72.99
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Etienne Calsac took over his grandparents' vines around Avize in 2010 at twenty-six and quietly became one of the Côte des Blancs' most exciting young growers. L'Échappée Belle—"the great escape"—is his calling card: 100% Chardonnay from Premier Cru chalk, farmed organically and built on a perpetual reserve so there's always older wine adding depth. Dosed Extra Brut, it stays bone-dry and lets that famous chalky minerality do the talking. This is grower Champagne with a real point of view, from a name worth following. A Blanc de Blancs for people who want the chalk, not the sugar.

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Antonio Galloni

92 points

"The NV Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs L'Échappée Belle, a pure Chardonnay harvested in Montgenost, Bisseuil, Grauves and Avize across Champagne, opens with an appetizing nose of pure yellow apple flesh, ripe yet crisp, reminiscent of Golden Delicious. The palate mirrors this fruitiness and crispness, supported by creamy mousse and fine concentration. Brightness and freshness define its aromatic quality and purity, making it stand out." —Antonio Galloni

Robert Parker

90 points

"Étienne Calsac’s 2021 vintage-based NV Blanc de Blancs L'Échappée Belle, disgorged in May 2024 with a dosage of four grams per liter, combines the broad-shouldered musculature and amplitude of Montgenost in Côte de Sézanne (half of the blend) with the tauter, acid-laden profile of Grauves in Côte des Blancs and the texture of Bisseuil in Grande Vallée. Defined by the incisive base vintage, complemented by 20% of reserve wines from 2020, it unfolds from the glass with aromas of citrus fruit, white flowers and pear. Medium-bodied, pillowy and underpinned by bright acidity, it concludes with a delicately chalky finish. Vinified mostly in tank, with about 30% in oak, it represents half of the grower’s production." —Kristaps Karklins

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Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Chardonnay

  • Vintage

    NV

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Organic

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Light Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Oysters, salt-baked fish, fried chicken, or a wedge of aged Comté.

Tasting Profile

Crisp and chalky, with lemon, green apple, white flowers, and a fine mousse. Dry, mineral, and long.

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