La Chouette (Pierre-Henri Agnes)

Cidery in Saint-Pair-sur-Mer, Normandie, France 🇫🇷

Established in 2014

Out of business

Contact
40 rue Sainte-Anne, Saint-Pair-sur-Mer, 50380, France
Description
Located near the stunning Mont Saint-Michel World Heritage site, La Chouette is produced in the cradle of France’s cider-making region. Cider-making has been a part of Pierre-Henri Agnes’ family tradition for three generations. Like Norman farmers of their time, both of Pierre-Henri’s grandfathers crafted traditional farmhouse cider (“cidre bouché”) with cider apples from their orchards or by buying cider apples and using the services of a mobile cider press and mobile Calvados still (a very popular approach in the 1940s to 1970s). When Pierre-Henri and his friend Alex decided to launch their cider company, Pierre-Henri remembered the story of an owl that would fly over his grandfather’s farm and dwell under the roof in the main building where his grandfather would store the fermenting apple juice. That owl was Pierre-Henri’s inspiration for the brand, La Chouette, which means “the Owl” in French.

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6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle courtesy of Mortlach, with Daniele in Rome. Clear amber-orange, some bubbles. Nose: peers, sweet grounded apples. Mouth: sweet, sugary, dry enough, regular.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Jan 2020 at 12:49

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
33cl bottle from Abeervinum, Rimini, Italy. Pours pinkish with no foam. Aroma is obviously apple, with some notes of ageing. Body is average, with good carbonation and a little stickiness. Taste is medium-high sweet. Final is fairly short.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Nov 2019 at 20:18

6.3/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle 330ml. clear glass @ [ Højbjerg Tasting ] - Saxo House, Højbjerg - Aarhus, Denmark.[ As La Chouette The French Cider Rosé ].Clear light red - yellow orange colour with a average, frothy - fizzy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head with a pink notes. Aroma is moderate to light heavy apple, sweet apples, sugary apples. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a long duration, tart, berries, apple, apple - pear, sugary. Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft. [20190419] 6-2-7-3-13
Tried from Bottle on 18 May 2019 at 14:25

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle @ Saxo tasting. Clear amber red with a white head. Aroma is sweet apples and red fruit. Flavor is medium sweet. Dry finish. 190419
Tried from Bottle on 19 Apr 2019 at 12:36

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle @Højbjerg Tasting. Clear dark red amber, offwhite head. Ok funky apple aroma. Sweet, slightly funky flavour. Ok.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Apr 2019 at 12:34

5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Red colour. Light apple aroma. Light apple flavor. Chalk notes. Light apple flavor. Short finish. Watery palate.
Tried on 19 Apr 2019 at 12:34

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle @ Højbjerg tasting. Nice head with good duration. Color is orange. Aroma and taste are rich fruits, apples, little citrus, little sugar and has a light sour and sweet finish.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Apr 2019 at 12:33

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle, 4.5%. Clear amber with tiny off-white head. Aroma is apples, perfume and floral. Flavour is apples, sweet, floral, little citric and a little dry.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Apr 2019 at 12:33

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
bottle bb quasi ambrato velato didcreta schiuma poco persistente mela grattugiata pouttosto dolce un filo tannino
Tried from Bottle on 10 Feb 2019 at 17:57

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Did you know Beer Cats also brings in French Cider? La Chouette Le Cidre Perché 4.5% Made with pure apple juice it pours a deep gold like Rosemint Apple juice with a fizzy light beige head gone in a flash. On the nose, it is very rich and fruity while in the mouth it starts of fruity apples then waxy apple skin and ends pretty dry. Not amazing but a good solid satisfying cider that would shine on a terrace in France on a sunny day. That’d be perfect.
Tried on 18 Jan 2019 at 06:58