Wine
Cypher Blanc
85/100 Research score How we score
Verdict
More exuberant than austere, with tropical fruit and a rounded texture balanced by enough acidity to prevent it becoming cloying.
At a glance
- Flavor profile
- Pineapple
- Passionfruit
- Lychee
- Citrus
- Blossom
- Structure
- Off-dry
- Bright acidity
- Medium body
- Medium finish
- Rounded
- Mouthfeel
- Broad and soft on the mid-palate, with enough tension to keep it moving.
- Assessment
- Category likeness: High
- Structural authenticity: Moderate
- Balance: Well balanced
- Complexity: Moderate
- Finish quality: Clean
- Standalone appeal: Compelling alone
- What stands out
- Tropical · Juicy · Soft · Fresh — pineapple, passion fruit and lychee with real acid lift.
- How wine-like is it?
- Dealcoholized white first, not a botanical soft drink. Rounder and sweeter-leaning than Weinkönig; more exuberant than Tip Top.
- Perfect for
- Aperitif and casual seafood pours.
- Drink if you like
- Tropical Colombard blends
- Juicy Mediterranean whites
Tasting notes
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Nose
Fresh pineapple, passion fruit and lychee, with lighter citrus and white-floral notes.
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Palate
Juicy and relatively broad for an NA white. Pineapple and passion fruit dominate, followed by lychee and citrus acidity. Some sweetness, but enough tension to keep the palate moving.
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Finish
Medium, tropical and lightly tart, with pineapple and citrus lingering.
The wine
Current Cypher Blanc is organic Roussanne and Colombard from the Gard, traditionally vinified, then dealcoholized. Label: alcohol-removed white, 0%, 750 ml. Ingredients begin with dealcoholized wine and include rectified concentrated grape must and CO₂.
Nose is exuberant — pineapple, passion fruit, lychee, lighter citrus and white florals. Palate is juicy and relatively broad; pineapple and passion fruit lead, lychee and citrus acid follow. Sweetness shows, but tension keeps it from cloying. Finish is medium, tropical and lightly tart.
Score 85: Tropical · Juicy · Soft · Fresh. Exact still technology stays undeclared on the producer page; dealcoholization itself is solid.
How to drink it
Chilled (about 8–9°C).
How it was made
Classification: Dealcoholized — Front label: ALCOHOL REMOVED WINE / 0% ALCOHOL / WHITE / 750ML. Organic Roussanne + Colombard. Exact removal equipment unpublished on the current producer page.
Evidence status: Documented
Sources disagree on the following points.
- Method: Earlier press describes vacuum evaporation below ~40°C. Current producer page confirms dealcoholization after traditional vinification without naming equipment. Technique undeclared.
- Sugar: Dis&Dis “23mg/L residual sugar” unit is almost certainly wrong. Omit sugar until a technical sheet confirms g/L.
Sources
Product facts are only as strong as their sources. Editorial tasting notes are opinion.
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ABV · Classification · Calories · Base beverage · Producer · Country · Ingredients
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Secondary source Research / registry Editorial research score (not a Dry Standard cellar tasting).
Rating
Editorial research score (not a Dry Standard cellar tasting).
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Region · Volume · Price · Availability
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85/100 Research score How we score