Olivier Cazenave Perigord Sauvignon Blanc 2021
About the wine
This top-quality, Loire-style Sauvignon Blanc is our most exciting find of 2021
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When Olivier told us he’d found a top-quality Sauvignon in Dordogne as good as those from the top French regions, we were intrigued. Historically, Dordogne hasn’t been known for its wines. A short drive from Bordeaux, with lovely hot weather, it’s more famous as a tourist hotspot, but it has all the ingredients to make fabulous white wines. And Olivier saw the potential when no one else did.
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Taste this and the first thing that comes to mind is the Loire Valley where you get those punchy Sauvignon flavours, with vibrant grapefruit and peach flavours and a good intensity. It’s zingy, bright, and so very moreish... a first-rate wine.
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The grapes are planted on the best sites in the region, and that’s why you get this character and intensity. It's our first-ever SB from the Dordogne but we're sure that with stuff like this around it won't be long before this underrated wine region is a household name.
Best before
Drink now to 2023
Serving advice
Serve chilled at 10-12°C
Food match
Great to enjoy with all seafood, crab cakes, oysters, mussels, cold cuts and excellent with fresh goats cheese
Contains sulphites
Always check the label
France
Dordogne
Sauvignon blanc
Crisp White
12.0% ABV
75cl
Vegan
Vegetarian
Wine profile
Meet the winemaker - Olivier Cazenave
- Olivier Cazenave is a rare breed... the most radical wine grower you'll find in the historically posh and stuffy Bordeaux region.
- He developed a taste for wine aged 17, but Olivier didn’t realise he could turn his passion into a career until he was 40. He started making wine in 2003, in the middle of a downturn in the region “you would have to be crazy to buy a property in Bordeaux in 2003”.
- Olivier may hail from an ultra-famous wine region, but you probably haven’t heard of him... and that’s a good thing. He’s one of the region’s best kept secrets and he wants to prove that you can find outstanding value in Bordeaux.
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