Clos Saint-Denis Pomme de Glace

Brewed by Clos Saint-Denis
Style: Ice Cider/Perry
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada

Serve in Flute, Stem glass

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Bottle courtesy of Paul. Pours a deep amber body with no head or lacing. Aroma is apple syrup, rich honey, fruit skins and light musk. Mouthfeel is medium to thick with sweet, rich apple notes, light funky dusty musk and spice. A very solid ice cider.

Sample, bottle, tasted during the Mondial des cidres de glace, savoured on February 8 2013; eye: coppery with a golden hue, clear, no effervescence; nose: candied apple, light woody; mouth: candied apple, light woody, green apple, acidity, finale in candied apple with woody presence, full body, flat, mildly sweet, palateful texture; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Échantillon, bouteille, bue lors du Mondial des cidres de glace, savourée le 8 février 2013; œil : cuivré avec une teinte dorée, limpide, pas d’effervescence; nez : pomme confite, léger boisé; bouche : pomme confite, léger boisé, pomme verte, acidité, finale en pomme confite avec légère présence boisée, corsé, plate, moyennement sucré, texture moelleuse; en résumé : bien

Pours a clear gold. Aroma is of lightly baked MacIntosh apples. Flavor is essentially a match, with what seems like a suggestion of cinnamon spice floating way off in the background. Probably just a result of the slightly baked apple flavor here. Sweet, full bodied, enjoyable desert beverage. Not the best I have had in this category, but still quite nice.

Bottle from Marches de Saveurs. Don’t let the price deceive you on this one—it is one of (if not the) cheapest ice ciders in the store—this is a cider of exemplary quality that can go toe-to-toe with cryo-concentrated ice ciders. Bright apple nose, rich sugars, cinnamon and molasses, along with a punchy malic acid; everything a basic ice cider should be. Thick body, a bit lacking in flavor up front, with grape skins, apple sauce, spice, hibiscus, and pomegranate in the mid-palate and finish. Excellent balance and easily drinkable. Excellent, and a very worthy cellar candidate for its price.

375ml bottle. Clear gold, no head. Fruity, slightly oxidized aromas, apples, hazelnuts, Sweet, medium to full body, high acidity, almost no CO2. Fruity, balanced taste, lots of ripe, slightly oxidized apples, citrus, nutty. Long, complex, acidic finish. (2011-12-12)

tepid gold. Nose is sugary, light apple and honey and heat. Flavor a bit hotter, more skin, heavy honey and apple.

Clear golden yellow, white cover. Aroma is nice apple, very floral. Taste is sharp, sweet, apples, vanilla, oaky, nice.

This poured a clear darker golden color with basically no head at all. Aroma was over ripend macintosh aples, some alcohol and some vineous notes too. Flavor was a bit more sweet than the aroma would let one. Taste os sweeter apple juice, and some apple scan and tannins too. Alcohol is hidden very well.

Pale golden pour. The nose is soft and spicy. Well-balanced - nothing really jumps out at me individually, just a lovely cohesive cider. Soft tannins backing up some chewy sweetness. A hint of pepper and malic tartness.

Bottled. Golden coloured. No head. Apple, sweetness, light marzipan in aroma. Flavour of apple, sweetness. Light Spice marcipan.med to full bodied. Sweet and acidicapply end.