Eric Bordelet Sidre Brut Tendre 2019 Grenache

Eric Bordelet Sidre Brut Tendre 2019 GrenacheEric Bordelet Sidre Brut Tendre 2019 an apple cider from Eric Bordelet's orchards in Charchign (Mayenne), Normandy. Bordelet is the reference producer for French cider and perry, having trained as a sommelier and worked at L'Arpege in Paris before returning to the family farm. Bordelet farms more than 20 heritage cider apple varieties on schist and granite soils, hand harvests, and ferments slowly with native yeasts. The Brut Tendre sits on the

The Chenin fruit on the palate is clean and bright and combined with the minerality its just perfect

A powerful and particularly enduring finish

A beautiful ethereal hue and a new complexity that is soft in mouthfeel

000 plants per hectare

bone-dry palate

Cool-fermented in stainless steel and matured on lees for 8 months

hand-harvested and vinified with restraint to preserve aromatic lift

liquorice and spice

lemon and peach that picks up a more pronounced smoky top note as the wine sits in the glass

which is medium long

it does make a beautiful Bourbon

13% ABV · 750ml