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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.
9.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Aus der Flasche (Vintage 2017) im 2021-02 getrunken. Dieser Cidre kommt mit einer sehr vielversprechenden goldende Farbe mit einen leicht rötlichen Stich ins Glas. Dort im Glas zeigt sich dann die wunderbaren Balance der 19 ausgewählten Apfelsorten mit íhren bitteren, süßen und sauren Aromen. Einfach lecker und dann überrascht der für nur 4,5% Vol. volle Körper. Das hier ist wirklich ein besonderer Cidre, der echt viel Spaß macht.
Tried
on 20 Feb 2021
at 12:49
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared thanks to sjogro. Clear light pale golden. Dry funky pear, earthy, soft chalk. White grapes, dry tannins. Light sweet, under medium sour and bitter. Medium bodied, sparkly carbonation, medium dry. Good
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jan 2021
at 20:11
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Vintage 2018 (vintage is on the cork). 5%. Clear pale golden with white head. Crisp and tart pear juice, wood stems, brilliant and dry, tannins. Medium body and soft fizz. Very perry!
Tried
from Bottle
from
Appels & Peren
on 21 Jan 2021
at 20:06
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle, 2013, thanks Stefan! Golden amber. Dry pear some canned pear juice, dry fresh fruit. medium to full dry body. broad pear notes from wooden skin to fruity sweet middle, gingery pear schnapps finish, nice!
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jan 2021
at 20:34
7/10
Bottle, at home. Thx Cunningham. Golden with little head. Perry, sweetness, sour, oak, vanilla, Smooth!
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jan 2021
at 21:42
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
(Bottle) Clear draw with small white head. Lovely pear flavor. Light body with beautiful carbonation. Lovely pear flavor. Superb.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jan 2021
at 04:41
8.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Thanks Maakun! Clear gold with no head. Massive concentrated pearjuice and pearsugars. Sweet and fruity with woody and nutty notes from tannins and peels. Thick and very pleasant mouthfeel for a perry, very lovely. Intense and very tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jan 2021
at 18:53
8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8.5
Clear golden with no head. Aroma of sweet ripe pears, tart underripe pear, light woody notes. Flavour is light heavy sweet and moderate sour. Above medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jan 2021
at 18:53
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle shared, thanks to my brother for getting it from Norway! Clear golden, no head. Sweet pears, raisins, oxidized sweat pear, dry tannins, apple pie and dry apple peel, soft mineral, oak, vanilla, flint. Solid sweet, light sour and bitter. Full bodied. Lovely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jan 2021
at 18:50
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
So at last it is the end of the strange 20202 This one was my dessert both at Christmas and New Years eve My first ice perry ever. Not sure I am a big fan, but I can absolutely have another one It looks really fine in the glass. Clear deep golden Also a nice aroma with a fine intensity. Mello fine perry coming up The sweetness is very balanced and fine also and a mild acidity to back it up A very good complexity actually in the flavor Just feel that the body is a bit to thin for something like this The flavor is dominated by perry, oak, vanilla and raisins [Bottle from Vinmonopolet in Halden, Norway] This will be my last rating in 2020 God Bless you all out there. Hope to see you all soon Take care
Tried
from Can
on 31 Dec 2020
at 17:57