• Variety: Pinot Noir
• Size: 0.20 ha (0.49 ac)
• Vine Age: Planted in 1949
• Terroir: From the oldest vines in Les Lormes in Pommard, humid site, clay-dominant soil. De Sousa is a cuvée name rather than a terroir, named after the former owner of the parcel.
• Viticulture: Farmed by Seiichi, biodynamic (not certified), 40-50 hl/ha.
• Vinification: 100% whole cluster, minimal SO2 addition before vinification, 3-day cold maceration at 12 degrees C, semi-carbonic maceration and ambient yeast fermentation in tank, gentle punch-downs at the end of fermentation, malolactic conversion simultaneously during alcoholic fermentation, aged for 12 months in used barrels and for an additional 5 months in tank, no fining, no filtration, SO2 added when racked to tank and before bottling (30-50 ppm total at bottling).