Lelouvier cider Pasteurized 2.5%
Lelouvier - Cider
White,Cider
100% cider Apples
history
Calvados Lelouvier offers a unique collection of vintage Calvados produced in the south of Normandy. The company was established by Alain Lelouvier in Briouze in 1933. While Alain Lelouvier was taking care of the distribution of the calvados, it was only his wife Cecile who was selecting the calvados. The company was transmitted to Christian Lelouvier, one of his 11 sons in the 70s. Lelouvier became of the most respected name in Normandy, a specialist of old and rare bottles. Accumulated in this way over generations, the old Calvados vintages that blend the subtle fragrances of apples with the spice of the wood have founded the reputation of the Lelouvier brand, recognized as a timeless standard in France’s finest restaurants
Vineyard
Lelouvier cider is made of 30 different varieties of cider apples. The dominant varieties used (70%) are bitter kinds with a lot of tannins. These apples give our cider its structure and body. 20% are sweet varieties, used for their fruit character. The remaining 10% are acidic apples which make our cider fine and fresh.
Winemaking
Matured apples are crushed and pressed to extract the juice which ferments until it reaches 2,5% Alcohol. During fermentation (in a cask or stainless steel tank) temperatures control as well as several racking enable us to maintain a very slow fermentation. When it reaches 2,5% alcohol content, the cider is bottled, a second fermentation then takes place in bottle : sugar is transformed into alcohol with natural production of carbonic gas with resulting bubbles.
Tasting notes
Cider de Normandie is very pleasant. It is light, fruity
Food pairing
you can drink it with an apple pie or with crepes . You can have it in the afternoon if you are thirsty.
Aging potential
Grape varieties
100% cider Apples
Terrisson Wines
195 rue Guy Arnaud
30900 Nîmes - FRANCE
+33 (0)4.66.23.44.22
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