La Ferme de Billy

Cidery in Rots, Normandie, France 🇫🇷
Associated Venue: La Ferme de Billy

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29 bis – 31 rue de l’église, Rots, 14980, France
Description
La Ferme de Billy en Normandie, Calvados. Rots, un petit village bien normand, installé au cœur du Calvados, en Plaine de Caen, aux portes du Bessin, terre de céréales, et terre de pommes.

1651, Jacques de Billy. Du plus loin que les archives et les passionnés d’histoire puissent nous éclairer. Une date gravée dans la pierre de la demeure au cœur du domaine, maison historiquement au toit de chaume, qui appartenait alors à la famille de Billy.

Depuis, dans la famille depuis 5 générations. D’abord bergers, on perpétue, dans la famille, le métier de la terre de père en fils. C’est dans les années 30 que le domaine prend sa taille actuelle, quand René Vauvrecy, père d’Henri – le grand-père – acquiert, avec son épouse Florise, le corps de ferme et ses terres attenantes ainsi que la Chapelle de l’Ortial.
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allmyvinyl
allmyvinyl (21513) reviewed
Cidre Normandie from La Ferme de Billy
10 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
BIAB at the Alexander Graham Bell. Pours clear golden with no head. Aromas of dry, tart apples. Taste is light sweet, more apples. Thin finish.
Tried on 12 Jul 2016 at 05:37
laiti
laiti (11641) reviewed
Cidre du Pays de Caen Fraîcheur from La Ferme de Billy
10 years ago
6.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 7
75 cl bottle @ hotel room. Aroma has leathery apple tones. Also apple peel. Flavour has sweet and a bit acidic apples, apple peel and juicy tones. Also hints of flour. A bit too stuffy and sweet. Or just too "apple-juice -like."
Tried from Bottle on 12 Jul 2016 at 02:36
minutemat
minutemat (16768) reviewed
Cidre Normandie from La Ferme de Billy
10 years ago
6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Box @ Shrewsbury Hotel, Shrewsbury. Pours clear gold, has a strange medicinal aroma. Taste has a light French touch with sweet French apple varieties, very light tannic fur on the finish. Fairly average.
Tried on 10 Jul 2016 at 17:13
Scopey
Scopey (25532) reviewed
Cidre Normandie from La Ferme de Billy
10 years ago
6.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bag in Box at George Croydon. It pours clear gold - amber with no head. The aroma is bitter - sweet, earthy funk, spice, apple pie, must and gooseberry crumble. The taste is pretty sweet actually, stewed apple, toffee, tart tatin, apple juice from concentrate and caramelised sugars. The finish is eventually dry and earthy. Medium body, still and oily mouth - feel. The aroma is promising, but the taste is ultimately a bit sweet and cloying.
Tried on 09 Jul 2016 at 10:30
danlo
danlo (13829) reviewed
Cidre Normandie from La Ferme de Billy
10 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
BIAB af William Stead JDW Darlington. Golden colour, no head and aroma of tart apple & barnyard. Taste is mellow apple with some tartness and woody, rubbery notes. Medium bodied, low carbonation, dry tannic finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried on 08 Jul 2016 at 06:39
Stuu
Stuu (35231) reviewed
Cidre Normandie from La Ferme de Billy
10 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bag in box at the standing order. Pours clear golden amber, nose is light apple, soft toffee, taste is sweet, cold, apple.
Tried on 08 Jul 2016 at 06:10