Guide VERON des Champagnes 2016
(around
142 euros per bottle)
Mythical Champagne
Original and sober packaging.
Aspect
:
·
Golden.
·
Fine bubbles.
·
Reserved bead of bubbles.
Nose :
·
Intense
and captivating.
·
First generous, with aromas of
honey and caramel, leading to subtle toast notes, delicately roasted,
expressions of the maturity of the Cuvée, obtained by ageing on laths of the
bottles for 3 years with « poignettages ».
·
The Chardonnay (60%) then
reveals all its finesse and its elegance, with notes of apple, pear and citrus
fruits enhanced by touching iodized fragrances, before mingling with red fruits
(cherry, blackcurrant and raspberry) due to the Pinot Noir.
Palate :
·
Rare density at the opening, underlined by a vibrant
minerality, signature of the old grapevines (more than 50 years old), with low
yields, on which were chosen the grapes on the Grands Crus of Avize for the
Chardonnay, Aÿ and Ambonnay for the Pinot Noir.
·
Remarkable presence, radiant, with a delicious
salinity, reinforced by the passage of base wines in 225L oak barrels, for the
vinification realized by the indigenous yeasts, and the ageing with bâtonnages.
· Impressive length on the palate.
Ideal to
accompany your gourmet meals, with crunchy prawns and basil and Kari Gosse, for
example.
A family-run House founded in Avize
at the beginning of the 50’s, the Champagne House De Sousa cultivates
biodynamically (certification in 2010) its vineyard of 9.5 hectares, settled in
the greatest terroirs of Champagne. A
gentle and accurate oenology gives birth to around 85,000 bottles of
exceptional Champagnes per year, marketed in the whole world.
