Cidre Sauvageon – Zinzolin

Cider Profile:

Name: Cidre Sauvageon – Zinzolin
Sampled May 2022

Brand:  Cidre Sauvageon Type: Flavoured – Black Currant Location of Brewing: Montreal, QC ABV: 6.5% Website Link: cidresauvageon.com Ingredients: N/A Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/A Size(s) available: 750ml (bottle) Availability: Bottle shops in Quebec Flavour: Black Currant Colour: Cloudy, rusty grapefruit Carbonation: Medium, streaming bubbles

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Cider Crate Tasting Notes:

Smell: Strong aroma. Cellard apple thats musty with a hint of berries
Initial Taste: Strong bite from carbonation and acidity.  Thick pulpy apples that are dry, with heavy tannic elements and dry, slightly tart black currant.  Mostly apple upfront to start with lots of grit and woody elements. Cellared notes.
After Taste: Becomes more berry and fermentation flavoured as time goes in, apples reduces to minimal.  Finishes on an earthy, punchy berry note. Herb-like elements in the finish.
On ice: Reduced flavour and intensity

Additional Notes:  The Zinzolin by Cidre Sauvageon is a rustic and wild experience.  An intense carbonation and apple thats dry and bright thats muddied by the tart, earthy blackcurrant elements making it much thicker.  A lot going on with this offering.  Lots of must and trub, it is a bold cider. A unique woody/earthy element to it – as well as old world cellaring notes. Unfiltered is putting it lightly (meaning particles) and its so dry (but flavourful) it leaves you licking your lips.  Very gritty on the palate and old-world inspired.

Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet –  1.5
Sour – 4
Crisp – 1.5
Dry – 5
Fruity – 4

Next recommendations:
More Sweet –
More Sour – Union Libre – Aronia
More Dry – Fleuri Cidres Biolologique – Hyslop
More Crisp – 

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