Domaine Famille Dupont

Cidery in Victot-Pontfol, Normandie, France 🇫🇷
Associated Venue: Domaine Famille Dupont

Established in 1887

Contact
La Vigannerie, Victot-Pontfol, 14430, France
Description
The Famille Dupont Family estate consists of 30 hectares (74 acres) of orchards in Normandy, in the heart of the Pays d'Auge region. The estate produces ciders, pommeau and calvados.

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6/10 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

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Corked bottle, vintage 2004, 4 years old
Hazy blond color. Elegant aroma: apples, wood, sweet nuts, light sourness. Quite dry mouthfeel, with some apples, citrus fruits, fresh wood, all well mixed together; quite sour; good carbonation. Very good.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Oct 2008 at 18:10

6.5/10 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

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
37.5 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden yellow with a fully gone head. Nice phenolic and dry apple aroma. Smooth apple flavour with a nice wooden and almost smoked note. Lingering sweet yet subdued finish with smooth fruity note.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Sep 2008 at 04:39

4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
Clear golden with tiny off white head. Sweet aroma with glue and apple notes. Atificial apples notes in the very sweet flavor.
Tried on 09 Sep 2008 at 05:06

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle @ Amerikaner blindsmagning @ Papsoe, Bottle #29.]Clear light to medium yellow color with virtually none head. Aroma is moderate apple, wood. Flavor is moderate sweet with a long duration, and a dry finish. Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is flat. (190608) 7-2-7-3-13 Bottle 750ml.@ DØE Tasting, Fox & Hounds, Holstebro. [ Vintage 2006 ].Clear light to medium yellow color with a average, frothy, good lacing, fully diminishing, white head. Aroma is moderate apple, wood, barnyard. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate acidic with a average to long duration, a dry finish. Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is flat. [20091027] 8-3-8-3-16
Tried from Bottle on 02 Sep 2008 at 02:54

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
’04 @ Richmond/Williamsburg Gathering-750ml Bottle-pours a disappearing white head and straw color with effervescence. Aroma is apple, grain, towards a Gueze. Taste is champagne, sweet, bready, tart, apple, grain, towards a Gueze, some grassy, slight musty/funky. Good effervescence. Occasional. Thanks Immy for sharing.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Aug 2008 at 21:58

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
(Bottle 75 cl) Courtesy of Storm. Clear golden with a lively fizzy head that dissipates fast. Fresh and clean apple aroma. Medium body with lightly swet apple notes - very clean apple - and a high carbonation. Rather dry finish. Very clean and drinkable. 190608
Tried from Bottle on 07 Aug 2008 at 07:27

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
2004 bottle shared by Immy at the 2008 Richmond Summer Gathering in Williamsburg. Pours a yellowish gold color with a medium head. Slightly funky green apple aroma. Sour apple taste, very dried. Full bodied with strong effervescence. Very nice.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Aug 2008 at 16:50

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
2006 bottle. Pours with a largish, foamy white head covering a hazy gold body with some particles. Aroma of apples, light barnyard and some cinnamon. Taste is sweet upfront followed by dry apples and earthyness. Fizzy.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Aug 2008 at 02:33