Premier Cru Cyder

Bottle 500ml.Clear light to medium yellow color with a average, fizzy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, white head. Aroma is moderate apple, dry apple, green apple, scrumpy apple. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light light acidic with a average duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft. [20100115]

500 ml bottle, ABV is 7%. Crystal clear and extremely pale yellow colour, pours very fizzy with a big but short-lived head. Moderate carbonation in the glass. Moderate aroma of apples and vegetables, hints of sulphur. The flavour is crisp and dry, hints of oak and sulphur. Okay.

Bottle, Odd-bins. Clear golden colour, small white head. Nose of sour apple, dry. Flavour is of sour apple, wood. Crisp and dry. Well carbonated. Dry finish. Very nice cider.

Bottle. Pours with a very clear pale body with a small fizzy white head that plays a vanishing act. Slightly room filling aroma. Notes of vinegar and a bit of sour-barnyard wild yeast note (but not noticed anywhere else but the aroma...no gushing and not in the taste), dry apples, and musty books. Taste is sweet and sour apple juice. A bit bland, but not bad at all. Some sulfur. Lively carbonation and a bit of a thin mouthfeel. Very sweet for a "dry" cider. Uh,oh, the medium is on deck...hope it is not cloying!

Bottle, Tesco. Poured a clear pallid gold colour with a somewhat green hue to it. Crisp, gently acidic apple aroma. Plenty of juicy apple in the flavour which had some sweetness mixed with woody hints. Crisply refreshing leading to a dry finish. A tasty cider amongst the dross on the shelves @tesco.

2008 bottle with probably 4-6 months of age on it. The bottle is identical to the label pictured here however, the box has Premier Cru on it, so I’m not sure that the two arent one and the same. Anyhow, I was pleasantly surprised with this one, despite the obvious filtration and forced carbonation, it’s not overly fizzy (given some breathing) and has plentiful wild yeast character. The finish even ends with a nicely tart acidity that removes all the sweetness from the mouth. The aroma has notes of chardonnay and peaches, though white grape juice prevails lightly on the finish. Bits of doughiness and hay mark the opening flavor profile, which grows quite acidic as I mentioned, leading to a unripened nectarine/apricot fruitiness and vibrant green apple crispness. No alcohol noted. Very light in color. Clear. Moderately watery mouthfeel as the carbonation recedes.

Bottled. Golden colour iwth no head. Aroma is apple and quite much white wine like. Also has some slight vanillaish notes to it. Flavour is apples, white wine, some hints of alcohol and mild notes of vanilla and wood. Dry palate.

Bottle from Waitrose. Pale golden in colour with no head and moderate carbonation. Tart, yeasty aroma with some green apples. Flavour of dry apple juice, a touch of oak and some yeasty spiciness, culminating in a dry finish. Good.

Clear golden with no head. Dry aroma with with apple notes. Flavor is rather dry with apples and woody notes. Ends dry.

Bottle from Winking Lizard. This Cider pours a clear pale yellow-gold color with a wispy white head that diminishes quickly. Minimal lacing on the glass. The aroma is vinous with some sour apple. Light, dry body with tart apple flavor along with a touch of oak and sweet spice. The finish is fruity and lingering. Overall it is a fairly straightforward Cider.