Champagne de Sousa Avec le temps

Grand Cru 級別的清脆派：低劑量、氣泡細緻，喝得到礦質與烘焙感的平衡。

【為什麼選它？】
1) 產區與級別 -> 來自 Grand Cru，風格更有深度與礦感，入口更有層次。
2) Extra Brut（5 g/L）-> 味道更直接、配餐不搶戲，吃海鮮最剛好。
3) 新近放瓶出貨 -> 氣泡細緻、活力充足，上桌就好喝。

【侍酒師私房筆記】打開先有柑皮、青梨皮和一抹白胡椒，然後是烤麵包、杏仁與些許胡桃的暖香；口腔中段帶點奶油感但不黏膩，酸度挺拔，餘韻帶鹹感，清清爽爽的那種回味。建議冰得夠冷再上桌，想看細緻層次可等杯中的氣泡稍穩定（約十分鐘）。

【場景化配餐指南】周末與好友在港島小廚開瓶：蒸龍蝦、椒鹽帶子、壽司拼盤或一份奶油通心粉，甚至下午茶時配幾款軟奶酪都合襯。

【降維打擊對比】不需要花大價錢買名牌標籤，就能得到 Grand Cru 的礦質與低劑量的精準感—性價比高，適合想追質感又講實際的飲家。

A precise, Grand Cru blanc de blancs that marries tensile energy with a toasty, sapid finish — extra brut elegance without pretension.

【Why choose it?】
1) Grand Cru lineage -> concentration and minerality that lifts every sip.
2) Extra brut, low dosage (5 g/L) -> incisive, food-friendly backbone for sophisticated pairings.
3) Recent disgorgement & fine mousse -> immediate freshness with layered toast and almond notes.

【Sommelier's private note】This NV opens with lemon peel, pear skin and gentle baking spice, then unfurls into a creamy mid-palate of blanched almond and toasted brioche. The acidity is bright and linear, carrying a saline, sapid finish that lingers without weight. Fine beads and a restrained dosage make it both celebratory and serious — drink chilled, enjoy its precision.

【Occasion / Pairing Guide】Perfect for Hong Kong white-table celebrations: think steamed lobster with light butter, scallop tartare, or a refined sushi course. Also excellent as an aperitif for smaller dinner parties where the wine needs to play well with food.

【Competitive Edge】Compared with big-name cuvées, this offers Grand Cru pedigree, focused acidity and rare extra-brut freshness at a very competitive price point — elegance without the headline markup.

Specification

• Alcohol %: 12.5%
• Decant Time: 0 minutes (do not decant; allow 10–15 minutes after opening for aromas to settle)
• Taste: citrus peel, pear, apple, dried fruit, toasty brioche, almond / walnut, white spice, saline minerality, fine mousse, bright acidity
• Food Matching: Scallop tartare, Lobster / crab, Oysters and shellfish, Sushi & sashimi, Creamy pasta / mac and cheese, Mild washed-rind or goat cheeses, Light Asian soups (e.g. mushroom broth)
• Grape Variety: Chardonnay : 100%,

Winery

Champagne De Sousa（德索薩酒莊）

Champagne De Sousa (De Sousa & Fils)