Bordelet, Poire Authentique, 2020, 750 ml
Pear cider made from 50 year old trees. Made in a traditionally off-dry, sparkling style that works brilliantly with goat cheese. Very expressive aromatics, gentle mousse and beautiful balance. Read more
COUNTRY: France
REGION: Normandy
VARIETAL: Pear
VINTAGE: 2020
FARMING: Hand harvested and farmed biodynamically
VINEYARD: Orchards are comprised of trees up to 50+ years old containing 40-50 varieties of heirloom pears.
VINIFICATION: Fruit is dehydrated for 4-5 weeks and simply ground, pressed then settled for clarification before fermenting naturally.
AGING: One continuous fermentation originating in tank and finishing in bottle. Bubbles develop within two weeks of bottling. The fruit is never chaptalized, but a small amount of residual sugar remains. RS = 25-30 g/l
SOIL: Granit based soils