Domaine Heritage – Grande Mac

Cider Profile:

Name: Domaine Heritage – Grande Mac
Sampled September 2025

Brand:  Domaine Heritage Type: Apple – Single Varietal Location of Production: Frelighsburg, Quebec ABV: 6.5% Website Link: domaine-heritage.com/en Ingredients: N/A, Sulphites Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/A Size(s) available: 750ml (bottle) Availability: Domaine Heritage retail store Flavour: Apple Colour:  Translucent light rust Carbonation: Medium streaming bubbles, some foam. Lively when poured.

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Cider Crate Tasting Notes:

Smell: Strong aroma. Pulpy, candied and crisp apple with peel (Noticeably Macintosh)
Initial Taste: Medium bite.  Semi-bright and peel-focused apple.  A bit of astringency, crisp and tangy parts. A lot going on overall, however, it all focuses and showcases the single varietal Macintosh apple. Lots of dryness with a waxy and yeast taste.
After Taste: Apple dissipates leaving a semi-long lasting finish with much more earthy, peel and some fermentation notes to it. Astringency and tartness remain, amongst a fleshy, creamy apple to end.
On ice: Thinner and less dry.

Additional Notes:  Domaine Heritage’s Grande Mac is a single varietal that showcases the dessert apple in different ways then others have.  A traditional offering, although low in tannins, it has acidity and much less sweetness then the unfermented apple variety itself.  Lots of dryness, it has a long lasting finish with some fermentation notes.  Remains tart and bold the entire way through. As you would expect with the lively carbonation when opened and poured, its effervencent.  Rustic, with ice making it less intense and traditional. 

Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 2
Sour – 3.5
Crisp – 4.5
Dry – 4
Fruity – 4.5

Next recommendations:
More Sweet – Kahnawake Brewing – Dry
More Sour – Fleuri Cidres Biolologique – Klaus
More Dry – 
More Crisp – Joli Rouge – Original

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