Bordelet, Poire Authentique, 2020, 750 ml

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