Guide VERON des Champagnes 2020
(around
55 euros per bottle)
Organic
champagne
Original
bottle. Stylized label, evocative of the benefits of the mycorrhizae. Back
label full of information.
Aspect:
Gold,
brilliant.
Fine
bubbles.
Fine bead
of foam and splendid tears.
Nose:
Heady generosity.
Vibrant minerality at the first
nose, touching characteristic sign of the chalk of the plots (over 80 years
old) from the locality « Les hauts Nemery » in the Grand Cru of Avize, in
the heart of the Côte des Blancs, into which the roots dive, thanks to a
controlled ploughing with horse to aerate the soil without packing it.
Later, the sensual maturity,
result of 3 years of ageing of the bottles on laths, transcends the Chardonnay,
exclusive varietal, with scents of citrus fruits, apple, pear and white
flowers.
Palate:
Vertiginous vital force,
underlined by the light dosage with only 4 g/L of sugar added at disgorgement.
The outstanding tension gives way
to a creamy roundness, supported by the vinification and then the ageing in oak
barrels with regular bâtonnages.
Tasty finish, punctuated by soft
spices.
Exceptional length on the palate.
A natural viticulture, a gentle
and accurate vinification by the indigenous yeasts, in a fermenting room
balanced by the message of a quartz, allow Erick De Sousa to offer us a
generous cuvée Mycorhize, with an
elegant and bright texture.
Ideal to accompany your
gastronomic meals, with sea bream fillets and spices, for example.
While the Champagne house De Sousa is preparing to celebrate in 2020 its
20 years of commitment to biodynamy and its 10 years of Organic Viticulture
certification, the entire family is now working with the involvement of
Charlotte, Julie and Valentin, third generation in the wine estate, alongside
Erick De Sousa and his wife. Driven by the desire to enhance the terroirs enabling the vines roots of the
42 old plots of the 9.5 hectares vineyard to root deeply in the
ploughed soils, Erick De Sousa composes with sensitivity touching champagnes.
Champagne De Sousa
12 place Léon Bourgeois
51 190 Avize
Tel.: +33 (0)3 26 57 53 29
Email:
contact@champagnedesousa.com
