Eric Bordelet Sydre Argelette 2021

From the Grower:

In 1992, Eric Bordelet, a sommelier who trained in some of Paris’ top restaurants, returned to southern Normandy to take over his family’s estate and orchards. With the encouragement of his close friend, the iconic vigneron Didier Dageneau of Pouilly-sur-Loire, he began producing artisanal ciders from apples and pears—ciders without equal that draw closer comparisons to fine, vintage wine than to beer. Over the years, he has revolutionized the cider industry by bringing it into restaurants, high-end wine shops and export markets around the world.

19 different varieties of apples (40% bitter, 40% sweet, 20% high acid) make up the benchmark in apple cider in Normandy. “Argelette” is the old Norman word for a plot of land that was so stony that the apple trees could barely survive, producing tiny apples with wild “sauvage” aromas and flavors.

300 year old trees, never seen a drop of chemicals