The latest rendition of De Sousa's NV Brut Rosé Cuvée des Caudalies is very pretty, unwinding in the glass with a delicate bouquet of tangerine and freshly baked bread mingled with subtle hints of dried fruits, cherry pits and spices. Medium to full-bodied, elegantly vinous and layered, it's concentrated but understated, with a seamless profile that's enlivened by a pearly mousse, concluding with a sapid finish. - SR

Based on the 2016 vintage, the De Sousa Cuvée des Caudalies Rosé is 90% old vine Chardonnay and 10% still Pinot from Ambonnay that is 100% oak fermented, was disgorged November 2021, and finished with a five gram per liter dosage. Plush and beautifully perfumed with black cherry and raspberry, warm lemon tart, and honey that flow into a savory, medium to full-bodied richly textured palate brightened by radiating acidity, plush fruit density with toasty notes and a little honey on the finish. - Sarah Mayo

Rust-colored with aromas of marmalade, grapefruit peel, blood oranges, saltines, walnuts and salted caramel. Rich, oxidative and zesty with tangy acidity and fine bubbles. Dry, sharp and focused finish. 90% chardonnay and 10% pinot noir. From biodynamically grown grapes with Demeter certification. From organically grown grapes. Dosage 5g/L. Disgorged in March 2020. Drink now.

Almost entirely Chardonnay (with the addition of red wine for its onion-skin color) and aged in oak, this bottling is now mature. Ripe biodynamically grown fruit has developed a rounded, toasty texture that retains acidity while gaining a nutty character. Drink the wine now. ROGER VOSS