Umami 2012 Grand Cru - Champagne De Sousa

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93/100 James Suckling

Tasted on 29 Jun, 2022: "Bread dough, beeswax, grapefruit and pomelo on the nose, with some salted nuts and candied lemons. Intensely yeasty, with a slightly oily texture. Characterful. Made from organically grown grapes. Dosage 3g/L. Disgorged in June 2021. Drink now."

THE ESTATE TELLS YOU ABOUT IT

"Everyone knows the 4 flavors: Acidic; bitter; salty and sweet. It is necessary to add to it during a tasting the notion of length "CAUDALIE" of depth; of texture; of relief; of roundness; of asperity; vivacity; minerality and sapidity that is UMAMI. This cuvée comes from several particular climates carefully selected in our GRANDS CRU "TERROIR" of the house of DE SOUSA.

60% Chardonnay and 40% Pinot Noir with vinification in oak barrels and batonnages.

This style of champagne has always been in a velvety texture: This notion of UMAMI discovered by the Japanese also refers to it: length; depth; velvety; minerality and sapidity.

Biodynamics contributes strongly to the UMAMI flavor by increasing the life of the soil, the development of mycorrhizae, its richness in sugars, the ripeness of acids and finally the richness of the grapes picked at full physiological maturity. For this cuvée, we can speak of consistency generated by the natural matter of the grape of old vines (Small natural yield) "UMAI = delicious MI = taste UMAMI = tasty.""

TECHNICAL SHEET

• Grape variety : 60% Chardonnay and 40% Pinot Noir
• Terroir : Côte des blancs and Montagne de Reims
• Nature of the soils : 100% Chalk
• Average age of the vines : more than 60 years
• Degree : 12.5% Vol
• Manual harvest : 100% of the grapes
• Ageing : 100% oak barrels
• Dosage : 3 gr/L
• Filtration and fining : no
• Disgorgement :  June 2021
• Recommended ageing period : 10-20 years
• Serving temperature : 8-10°c
• Food pairing : Seafood, cheese, fish, Japanese cuisine

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