Cider
Eric Bordelet Perlant Jus de Pommes à Sydre
86/100 How we score
- ABV 0.0%
- Classification Alternative
- Method Formulated
- Evidence Documented
- Origin France
- Price Under $20
Verdict
Twelve varieties of organic heritage cider apples, pressed and lightly sparkling — the best apple drink on this desk, and not a compromise of anything.
At a glance
- Flavor profile
- Floral
- Apple
- Structure
- Soft bead
- Light body
- Short finish
- Perfect for
- Cheese, charcuterie, Norman terrines — or simply as the best thing in the fridge on a hot day.
Tasting notes
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Nose
Complex apple — tart, floral, faintly bitter from the cider varieties rather than sweet supermarket fruit.
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Palate
Lightly sparkling and dry-leaning; the bitter-sharp apple character gives it real structure, with a clean, mineral mid-palate.
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Finish
long and clean, the apple skin bitterness lingering pleasantly. Twelve varieties of organic heritage cider apples, pressed and lightly sparkling — the best apple drink on this des….
The cider
Eric Bordelet Perlant Jus de Pommes à Sydre is formulated as an alcohol alternative from Normandy (Pays d’Auge), France. The base is Juice of 12 varieties of organic heritage cider apples (bitter-sharp, bitter-sweet, sour). Pressed apple juice from cider varieties with carbon dioxide added — never fermented, so there is no alcohol to remove. Distinct from Bordelet’s alcoholic ciders.
On the nose, Complex apple — tart, floral, faintly bitter from the cider varieties rather than sweet supermarket fruit. On the palate, Lightly sparkling and dry-leaning; the bitter-sharp apple character gives it real structure, with a clean, mineral mid-palate. The finish is long and clean, the apple skin bitterness lingering pleasantly. Twelve varieties of organic heritage cider apples, pressed and lightly sparkling — the best apple drink on this des….
Serve well chilled, in a wine glass.
How to drink it
Well chilled, in a wine glass.
How it was made
Classification: Alternative — Pressed apple juice from cider varieties with carbon dioxide added — never fermented, so there is no alcohol to remove. Distinct from Bordelet's alcoholic ciders.
Evidence status: Documented
Sources
Product facts are only as strong as their sources. Editorial tasting notes are opinion.
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Keep tasting
Other Sparkling
Same production type
Original Sin Cider (Widow Family)
Formulated
- Apple
- Acetic
- Blackberry
86/100 How we score