{"product_id":"de-sousa-champagne-grand-cru-3a-nv","title":"De Sousa Champagne Grand Cru 3A NV","description":"Grand Cru Chardonnay and Grand Cru Pinot Noir, and the name tells you where it comes from: Avize, Aÿ and Ambonnay, the only three Grand Cru villages in Champagne whose names start with an A. The Chardonnay comes from Avize in the heart of the Côte des Blancs, on belemnite chalk made of fossilised shells. The family considers it the purest chalk in Champagne. The Pinot Noir is split between Aÿ, where the slopes face fully south and the de Sousas still grow old Pinot varieties that give small berries, and Ambonnay, a chalky Grand Cru village on the forested Montagne de Reims. Erick de Sousa has run the estate since 1986. He started converting to organic farming in 1989 and to biodynamics in 1999, and the vines are still ploughed by horse. The family story starts with his grandfather Manuel, a Portuguese soldier from Braga who fought in France in the First World War and then settled in Avize. If you know De Sousa for its Avize Blanc de Blancs, this is the house with Pinot Noir in the picture. It's a grower Champagne that shows what the two great Champagne grapes each bring from their best villages.","brand":"Avanelle [AVA]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44034270920739,"sku":"SF-W-AVA-`CNS354-1123`-100926-10","price":96.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0044\/1208\/0163\/files\/DSC-0014.jpg?v=1794426096","url":"https:\/\/sf.flatiron-wines.com\/products\/de-sousa-champagne-grand-cru-3a-nv","provider":"Flatiron SF","version":"1.0","type":"link"}