Cidre Bouché
(has 12 batches)
Domaine Famille Dupont in Victot-Pontfol, Normandie, France 🇫🇷
Cider - Dry Regular|
Score
7.29
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Cidre Bouché is created using the traditional method of the Pays d'Auge. Full of fruit and freshness, the taste reveals the aromas of apples and citrus with finesse ("cidre bouché" is a generic term for traditional cider, literally "cider under cork").
Terroir
Nutrient poor clay and marl soil,
perfect for giving small fruit.
Varieties
70% of bittersweet apples
30% of acid apples
Harvesting
from October to November
Alcohol cont.
5.5 % vol.
Terroir
Nutrient poor clay and marl soil,
perfect for giving small fruit.
Varieties
70% of bittersweet apples
30% of acid apples
Harvesting
from October to November
Alcohol cont.
5.5 % vol.
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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled@Pikkulintu, Helsinki. Pale golden colour, small head. Aroma is sweet fruits, some apple as well as mild yeast and some mild spices and toffee. Flavour is apples, some mild spicyness, barnyard as well as some slight sugary sweetness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Aug 2010
at 08:03
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
750 ml dark green "champagne" bottle, as "Famille E. Dupont Cidre Bouché Effervescent Naturel", vintage 2007. From Vinmonopolet, bestillingsutvalget. ABV is 5%. Bottle conditioned. 80% of the blend comes from the bitter-sweet apple varieties Mettais, Binet Rouge and Frequin, with 20% Judaines and Petit Jaune for acidity. Gushes out of the bottle when the cork is popped, pours very fizzy, moderate carbonation in the glass. Golden colour, white head disappears instantly. Nice aroma of cider apples and sweet eating apples, with a hint of oak. Flavour of moderately oxidised cider apples, medium sweet. Slightly tart finish with hints of oak and sulphites. Easy drinking.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jul 2010
at 12:01
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
2007 vintage. Pours pale golden yellow color with fizzy white head. Dank aroma of green apples. Flavor is sweet, tart and musty apples. Light to medium body with effervescent carbonation. Crisp and refreshing. One of the best ciders I have tried.
Tried
on 14 Jul 2010
at 11:44
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
750ml bottle pours a lightly hazy, bright yellow with one ring of white head. Aroma is fruity, a little cheesy, a little horsey. Almost has a guezey kind of nose. Flavor is sweet, fruity, lots of apples and apple juice. Finish is sweet and a little wet. I’d like this a touch drier.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 May 2010
at 08:12
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Corked bottle, vintage 2003, 7 years old, 6% ABV
Very likely, the Fermier is the same as the Brut de Normandie, and alcohol varies every year.
Highly carbonated, the cork pops with a loud sound; it pours a clear golden color, with big head but reducing quickly; big bubbles in the glass.
Interesting aroma: besides some apples, there is a good trace of roasted hazelnuts.
The carbonation being all gone in the foam, the mouthfeel is quite soft, and sweet too (I expected a dry cider instead, both for the ABV, the age and the high carbonation); the flavor is very woody, with soft tannins and astringency, and apple skins; light hazelnuts. The final is a bit on the dry side.
A very pleasant and reasonably complex cider, and it’s impressive how it keeps a good shape after 7 years.
Very likely, the Fermier is the same as the Brut de Normandie, and alcohol varies every year.
Highly carbonated, the cork pops with a loud sound; it pours a clear golden color, with big head but reducing quickly; big bubbles in the glass.
Interesting aroma: besides some apples, there is a good trace of roasted hazelnuts.
The carbonation being all gone in the foam, the mouthfeel is quite soft, and sweet too (I expected a dry cider instead, both for the ABV, the age and the high carbonation); the flavor is very woody, with soft tannins and astringency, and apple skins; light hazelnuts. The final is a bit on the dry side.
A very pleasant and reasonably complex cider, and it’s impressive how it keeps a good shape after 7 years.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 May 2010
at 10:12
9.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
375 served with some crazy good cod fritters. Served into a Saison Dupont glass. Clear, saturated golden hue. White ring of fizz. A couple nucleation points in the glass that easily amuse me. Smell is of baked apples, hay, sulfur, & a light green apple tartness. Bright & somewhat floral. A less muddled bottle then the one I picked up from New Beer Distributor’s sweat shop factory. Taste is bittersweet upfront, slightly briny, with a rounded, zesty, & juicy center. Some drying wood tannins. Incredibly refreshing. Minor solvent finish. Light chalkiness, moderate acidity, & overactive to a slightly harsher point then champagne. A little heft to the body keeping the finish from being anything more then slightly dry. Love it. :)
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Oct 2009
at 17:25
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Hazy golden-orange color with really strong carbonation. Fresh aroma of green apples and oak. Sweetish and slightly acidic flavor of apples, wood and sugary notes. Too sweet but still decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Oct 2009
at 15:04
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
0.75L 2007 bottle, big bubbly head that dissapears rather quickly, hazy light golden colour, aroma of fresh apples with some flowery and minerally notes, flavour of fresh apples, and hints of leather and cinamon, quite tart with a light sweetness balanced by a mellow and pleasant bitterness. A good cider with a suprisingly sturdy body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Aug 2009
at 16:02
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
ar: sour, acid, applr. clear yellow, small white head, fl: citrussy acid, with los of sweetness from applers. quite okay, but lacks finesse. tasty but not fantastic.
Tried
on 25 Oct 2008
at 15:52
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle at EBF08. Weak apple aroma. Almost clear golden colour. Good citric apple flavour, nice and round. Finally a cider that is not crap.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Sep 2008
at 13:26