About
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.
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
750mL bottle at Holm, pours a clear pale golden blonde, no head. Nose is full of champagne yeast, brut-style, with barnyard funk and light acidity - almost smells more like a white wine. Flavour is bone dry, with barnyard funk, light tannins, and champagne yeast a la a brut. Dry and complex. Lovely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Dec 2019
at 08:21
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
37,5cl bottle (12%) as vintage 2017 from the cidery (visited 9. 5. 2019), shared with my wife. F: no real, some bubbles. C: deep gold to amber, clear. A: a lot of apples, bit caramel, vinous, red apples peels, honey. T: rich apples juice, bit apple sourness, puckering touch, honey, bit more on the sweet side as I expected but quite nice, enjoyed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2019
at 17:43
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
As „Familie Dupont Cidre Bouché (2017)”. Crystal clear dark gold, sparkling white head. Smells of apple juice with some cidery funk. Similar taste - sweet and simplistic, light highly carbonated body, mild cidery - cannot even call it vinegary - notes. Not serious.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Dec 2019
at 08:17
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
75cl bottle (7,5%) as vintage 2017 from the cidery (visited 9. 5. 2019), shared with my wife. F: no real, some bubbles. C: mellow gold, almost clear. A: nice apples, woody, apples skin, bit calvados touch. T: mellow apples fruity, bit calvados, woody, apples skin, vanilla touch, bit more like on the sweet side yet very nice, relatively easy drinkable, soft carbonation, rich fruity taste, very nice but still I expected a bit something more great, fully enjoyed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Nov 2019
at 18:15
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
750ml bottle. 2014 Vintage. Deep golden amber colour, short-lived white foam head and aroma of juicy apple, apple pie. Taste is tart apple, fruity, juicy and bitter, woody, orchardy with caramel hints and drying spicy tannin. Oily mouthfeel, medium bodied, low carbonation, dry lingering astringent bitter finish. Nicely drinkable
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2019
at 18:19
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
‘17 oro limpido leggera frizzante succo di mela tendenza dolce fruttato leggeto legno poco tannico
Tried
on 08 Oct 2019
at 23:43
8.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at Beerttoria. Lovely smell, reminiscent of childhood cider lollies some how. Loads of apple, the intensity of which swirls around. Taste is great too, rich fruitiness, apples of course. Can't rate ciders it seems... very nice though. Tiny bit of sweetness. But just so much apple.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Sep 2019
at 16:04
7.6/10
Sweet bitter and tart apples, sweet red juicy apples, some bitter green and mealy yellow, some sour greens. 🍎🍏A narrow but densely loaded spectrum with soft hints of caramelised fruit sugars, mustardy spices, earthy and woody notes. Signature oily feel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2019
at 20:00
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
2019/08/31 Bottle shared at home, 2017 label, picked up at the source. Clear golden applejuice with a thin white ring head and soft lacing. Sweet bitter and tart apples, sweet red juicy apples, some bitter green and mealy yellow, some sour greens. 🍎🍏A narrow but densely loaded spectrum with soft hints of caramelised fruit sugars, mustardy spices, earthy and woody notes. A short lived complexity swirls up in the mouth with every sip swallowed, then calms into a sweet and pleasant balanced blend of apples with a soft layer of rustic woody tones. Dupont cidre has a signature mouthfeel that is a tad more oilier and more wine-like than most (not all) of the other Normandy ciders I’ve tried. Medium body and soft carbonation. Quality stuff, now where is the funk? --- Beer merged from original tick of Cidre Bouché (2017) on 31 Aug 2019 at 20:00 - Score: 7. Original review text: Sweet bitter and tart apples, sweet red juicy apples, some bitter green and mealy yellow, some sour greens. 🍎🍏A narrow but densely loaded spectrum with soft hints of caramelised fruit sugars, mustardy spices, earthy and woody notes. Signature oily feel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2019
at 12:18
8.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle shared on final holiday evening of our little tour-de-France through Mont-Médy (Ardennes), Piriac-sur-Mer (Bretagne) and Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais (Normandie). Bottle bought at the domaine, where I sampled it before. Pours clear golden with some rust in the color. Rich sweet apples, caramel, cinnamon, tangerine, a light tart edge leaning in against the sweetness, softening vanilla of the oak barrels, soft nutty tannins, and warming whisky-like fumes of the calvados come through. Sweet and moderate bitter, tart edges. Over medium body and fine carbonation. The cider has a somewhat fatter body than most, sticks to the glass like a good wine or olive oil and one can almost chew and crunch the crystallised sugars in this light syrupy apple juice. Complex, delicate and delicious. A beautiful product for sure, but it won’t cure me of my weak spot for barnyard funky ciders. --- Beer merged from original tick of Famille Dupont Cidre Reserve 2017 on 12 Aug 2019 at 15:31 - Score: 8
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Aug 2019
at 20:29