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De Sousa

De Sousa Champagne Grand Cru Tre A Extra Brut

White organic classic method sparkling wine extra brut

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Denomination Champagne AOC
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 12.5% by volume
Area Champagne region (France)
Grape varieties 50% Chardonnay, 50% Pinot Nero
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Awards

  • 90

    /100

    Decanter is a wine and lifestyle magazine, published monthly in around 90 countries. The magazine includes industry news, classic guides and advice on wine and spirits.

  • 94

    /100

    James Suckling is an influential American wine critic and journalist who worked at Wine Spectator for 30 years. He left the magazine in 2010 to start his own website and guidebook (JamesSuckling.com). He specialises in Italian and Bordeaux wines.

  • 92

    /100

    The prestigious international wine guide from the renowned Robert Parker, the world's most experienced and trusted wine taster.

  • 92

    /100

    Vinous is the online guide from Antonio Galloni, one of the world's leading wine connoisseurs.

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Perlage

Perlage

Boasts intense, fine bubbles.

Profumo

Perfume

The nose is flattering, with typical notes of Chardonnay such as lemon, pineapple, and especially mango, heightened by butteriness from its oak barrel ageing. Aromas of red berries such as blackcurrant and raspberry, typical of Pinot Noir, can also be detected, along with scents of liquorice.

Colore

Color

Pale gold in colour tinged with copper highlights.

Gusto

Taste

The vinosity of the wine on the nose is echoed on the palate by the presence of Pinot Noir, which lends a velvety, unctuous smoothness to the finesse, freshness and minerality of the Chardonnay.

Serve at:

06 - 08 °C.

Longevity:

05 - 10 years

Charmat Method Sparkling Wines

Pairings

Sea food, cheese, poultry with vin jaune, fish.

Starters
Fish
Shellfish
Cheese

Producer
De Sousa
From this winery
  • Oenologist: Erik De Sousa
  • Bottles produced: 75.000
  • Hectares: 11
During World War I, the Portuguese Manuel De Sousa arrives in France to fight with the Allies. At the end he returned home, but the economic crisis convinced him to return to the places where he had fought, in Champagne, and settled in Avize. His son Antoine will marry the daughter of a winemaker from the village, Zoémie Bonville, and together they found De Sousa, who will know a turning point since 1986, when his son Erick will take the helm.

This is a fine and enlightened winemaker, but also a very talented winemaker, so today its about 75,000 bottles produced are currently literally fought over by enthusiasts. The De Sousa family owns 11 hectares subdivided into 42 parcels, planted with 8,000 plants / ha and with an average age of 45 years. Since 1989, Erick has started converting vines to AB (Agriculture Biologique), ending in 1999, and using the horse instead of tractors. It is, in short, a true "bio", but it is far from the slogans and, above all, it is with such skill that its champagne are neither rustic nor improbable.

In the cellar, the grapes are fermented partly in steel and partly in barrique, using only indigenous yeasts when possible. De Sousa produces an additional 30,000 bottles with the most accessible Zoémie De Sousa brand.
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Production area: Champagne region
Champagne region
De Sousa

Name De Sousa Champagne Grand Cru Tre A Extra Brut
Type White organic classic method sparkling wine extra brut
Denomination Champagne AOC
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 12.5% by volume
Grape varieties 50% Chardonnay, 50% Pinot Nero
Country France
Region Champagne region
Vendor De Sousa
Origin Côte des Blanc et Montagne de Reims
Soil composition 100% chalk.
Production technique Grape variety: 50% Chardonnay d’Avize , 25% Pinot Noir d’Ay et 25% Pinot Noir d’Ambonnay.
Wine making 50 % tank and 50% oak barrel.
Allergens Contains sulphites