Champagne

Champagne De Sousa

Avize

Based in Avize, in the heart of the Côte des Blancs, where Chardonnay rules, Erick De Sousa has just 8 hectares of vineyards in the Grand Cru areas of Avize, Cramant, Oger, Le Mesnil sur Oger and Aÿ.

Three quarters of the vines are over 40 years of age and early experimentation with organic processes have provided ample evidence of its benefits in the top two cuvées, which are exclusively from his oldest vineyards in the Côte des Blancs. The finesse and intensity of these wines is amazing, combining oodles of flavour with silk texture – in some ways reminiscent of top white Burgundy!

Conversion to organic methods began in 1989, just three years after Erick took over from his father, and yields from these old vineyards are incredibly low. In the cellars, remuage is done by hand, along with an extra shaking of the bottle on its lees deposit, which provides even greater concentration. The extraordinary Caudalies contains around ten different vintages.

Erick De Sousa is one of the most brilliant viticulturists in the Côte des Blancs today and furthermore, one of the most pro-active.   Bettane et Dessauve: Le Grand Guide des Vins de France 2008

Erick De Sousa is one of the most entrepreneurial winegrowers of his generation.  La Revue du Vin de France: Les Meilleurs Vins de France 2008

Erick de Sousa is one of the most iconic winemakers from Champagne.   Le Figaro, September 2009

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