75cl
Champagne De Sousa Cuvee des Caudalies 2010 Grand Cru Extra Brut
Vendor code : 1478
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Color
White
Fortress
12.5%
Country
France
Region
Champagne
Grape
Pinot Noir
Producer
De Sousa
Vintage
2010
De Sousa Cuvée des Caudalies 2010 Grand Cru is a Blanc de Blancs Champagne crafted exclusively from Chardonnay vines averaging over 60 years of age in the Côte des Blancs. The vineyards are composed entirely of chalk soils, characteristic of this grand cru terroir in Avize. The 2010 vintage is vinified and aged 100% in oak barrels, with a dosage of 3 g/L, without filtration or fining. Harvesting is fully manual. This Champagne displays a structure marked by maturity and balance, expressing ripe yellow fruit such as mirabelle plum, pineapple and mango, complemented by elements of honey and ginger. The wine’s finish confirms the term “caudalie,” highlighting the extended length on the palate.
Reviews from critics
94/100
2 points
95-100
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90-94
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85-89
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80-84
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75-79
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0-74
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Wine Enthusiast
This 100% Chardonnay from the Côte des Blancs is dry, showing melon and lychee flavors as well as a crisp texture. It is not yet mature, still celebrating the fruits and acidity. The wine is, however, beautifully ready to drink and has further potential. Roger Voss
Wine Advocate
The 2010 Cuvée des Caudalies Grand Cru Extra Brut shows a very clear, complex, expressive and highly mineral (or chalky) nose that dominates the ripe and concentrated yet very delicate fruit (100% old vines Chardonnay from the Côte des Blancs) and gives this cuvée its unique expression. Intense, round and fruity on the palate, this is a highly finessed and elegant yet persistent and mineral Caudalies that reveals great purity, finesse and freshness on the finish. This is not powerful at all but is delicate, fresh, refined and charming, leaving the palate with a stimulatingly salty purity and tensioned minerality. This is a great, highly charming and seductive Blanc de Blancs that was bottled in July 2011 and disgorged in January 2017 with a dosage of four grams per liter. Tasted in Reims, April 2018.