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Known more as a cutting-edge cider maker, Eric Bordelet was a top sommelier at Arpege in Paris, before returning home to Normandy in 1992 to take over the family business. He biodynamically grows more than 20 apple varieties and 15 pear varieties
Production Overview: Manual harvesting from September to December. Fruit is coarsely crushed and gently pressed with settling and racking of the juice. Fermentation using traditional and natural ‘methode ancestrale’ (using only the fruits natural sugars) in vats and bottled retaining natural balance of sugar and acidity with additions of sulphites (mineral and solution) between 50-80 mg depending on cuvee and vintage. These are naturally gently sparkling in order to retain the original quality of each fruit.
Orchards: Mostly estate fruit with Poire Granit coming from very old trees scattered throughout the region. 30 varieties of apples, 20 varieties of pears and 8 varieties of Cormes.
Production Overview: Manual harvesting from September to December. Fruit is coarsely crushed and gently pressed with settling and racking of the juice. Fermentation using traditional and natural ‘methode ancestrale’ (using only the fruits natural sugars) in vats and bottled retaining natural balance of sugar and acidity with additions of sulphites (mineral and solution) between 50-80 mg depending on cuvee and vintage. These are naturally gently sparkling in order to retain the original quality of each fruit.
Orchards: Mostly estate fruit with Poire Granit coming from very old trees scattered throughout the region. 30 varieties of apples, 20 varieties of pears and 8 varieties of Cormes.
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Golden with little white head. Aroma is slightly rotten apples with gummy bears, quite intense. Taste is sweet and apple-y. Not at all watery nor alcoholic. Very nice.
Tried
on 24 Oct 2017
at 13:30
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Funky pear aroma, treebark, orangepeel. Golden, white offwhite head. Medium full sparkly dry body, light foamy mouthfeel.. Dry fruity, sweet apple, dry pear, pleasant phenolic notes, very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Oct 2017
at 12:34
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Clear golden color with white head. Aroma is sweetish apples, vanilla, a touch funk, some pear as well. Taste is apples, vanilla, a bit greenish, a touch phenols. Somehow dryish in the end. Sparkly, but not too high carbonation. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Oct 2017
at 12:33
8.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Sample. White wine golden, sparkles. Rich pear aroma, light almond, grape. Apple/pear, a hint kiwi and ginger. Sparkly yet chewy body. Nice broad orchard finish, very fresh and pleasant.
Tried
on 04 Oct 2017
at 09:49
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle. Clear golden color with white head. Aroma is pear, sweet, autumn fruit, caramel, rather subtle. Taste is overripe fermenting pears, dessert, caramel, some wood, medium sweet although it feels sweet. Fizzy carbonation that is not overdone. The perfect Perry indeed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Oct 2017
at 16:58
9.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle, courtesy of SinH4, many thanks! Pours clear palest yellow with a decent head. Aroma is pear, pear zest, chalk, caramel. Body is pure sweetest possible pear, very sweet and super fruity, strong carbonation. Caramel. Palate is fruity and sweet, but not too long. Unbelievably strong aroma, amazing!
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Oct 2017
at 12:09
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Sampled from bottle, shared @ BAF 2017, thanks! Clear pale yellow color. White head. Aroma's: pear, fruity, sweet&sour. Retronasal it's pear, sourish, fruity. Flavor is pear-sweet and moderate sour. Light bodied. Slightly dry finish. Nice!
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Sep 2017
at 04:35
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle. Clear yellow-ish color with white head. Aroma is pears, phenolic, funky. Taste is phenolic pear, funky, tannic, sweet with a touch of apples and overripe fruits in fermentation. High carbonation. Absolutely lovely!
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Sep 2017
at 18:45
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
75 cl bottle. Pours clear and golden yellow, small white head. Aroma is dense pears. Sweet, pears. Citric. Mellow. Juicy. Dry and citric. Solid fruity finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Sep 2017
at 07:56
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared thanks to RB crew! Bright very pale straw with fizzy but lasting white head. Sweet and sour pear, very bright pear juice and light skins, soft lemon, sweet pear candy. Medium sweet and sour, almost no bitterness. Light bodied with sparkly carbonation. Lovely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Sep 2017
at 07:54