Eric Bordelet – Poire Authentique    

Cider Profile:

Name: Eric Bordelet – Poire Authentique
Sampled April 2019

Brand: Eric Bordelet Type: Apple – Cidre Location of Brewing: Mise au Chateau de Hauteville, France ABV: 4.5% Website Link: ericbordelet.com Ingredients: N/A Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/ASize(s) available: 750ml (bottle) Availability: Import – LCBO Vintages (Winter 2019) Flavour: Apple Colour: Dark, rusty yellow Carbonation: Medium. Sparsely streaming

Cider Crate Tasting Notes:
Smell: Semi-strong aroma, Musty, sweet, ice-cider-like aspects. Some pear notes.
Initial Taste: Medium bite from carbonation. Sweet and semi-syrupy pear. Thick but not sugary. Some acidity and musty/earthy.
After Taste: Becomes flatter and even more like an apple cider.  Pear become more noticeable the more you get into the bottle.  Has a bit of a metallic finish. Very cellared and aged tasting.
On ice: Much thinner. Less metallic notes.

Additional Notes:  The Eric Bordelet – Poire Authentique is a unique Perry, its taste profile is like a thicker apple cider, but still has notes of a deep, ripe pear.  Sweet but not sugary, it finishes slightly dry and full-flavoured. It tastes rustic.

Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 3.5
Sour – 2.5
Crisp – 2
Dry – 3
Fruity – 3

Next recommendations:
More Sweet – County Cider – Pear
More Sour – Spirit Tree – Pear Lavender 
More Dry – Le Pere Jules – Cidre de Normandie
More Crisp – Magners Pear

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