Cidre Grand Cru des Loges

Bottle from Astor Wines. Only had prosecco in the house, so I poured this for our own glasses during the NYE drop. Orange gold body, hazy because I woke the yeasties. Big, soda fizz head, but it’s fleeting. Smell is cheese, chalk & lots of browned apples. Once it airates, less cheese, more fruit & stone. Tart, sweet, & only lightly bitter. Sharp & browned flesh sweetness. Pleasant chalky yeast & enough sugar start turning the body creamy. Faint barnyard still remains, but it’s an afterthought. Tannic skin, but not a lot. Lots of sulfites though, being one of the few small negatives. Rich, heavy, bubbly, tart, ever slightly funky. So much better then prosecco.