About This Vineyard
Based in Avize, in the heart of the Côte des Blancs, where Chardonnay rules, Erick De Sousa has 8 hectares of organic 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 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 tons of flavour with silk texture. 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.
