Etienne Dupont Cidre Bouché Brut de Normandie

Brewed by Domaine Familial Louis Dupont
Style: Cider
Victot-Pontfol, France

An unclear orange cider with a fast disappearing light yellow head. The aroma is powerfully of acidic apples, with notes of wood and berries mixing in. The flavor is sweet combined with an acidic apple note, leading to a dry end with notes of wood and apples. The body is a bit thin.

(Bottle 75 cl) Hazy, pale golden with a white head. Very tart, almost vinegary in the nose. The body is medium with sweet apple flavours. Again this odd composition of a tart aroma and a sweet flavour. But nice indeed. 151206

37.5 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden yellow with a fully gone head. Nice phenolic and dry apple aroma. Smooth apple flavour with a nice wooden and almost smoked note. Lingering sweet yet subdued finish with smooth fruity note.

Bottle 375ml @ home.
[Vintage 2005] Light unclear light yellow orange color with a large, frothy, virtually none lancing, fully diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is apple, barnyard, citurs bitter, rubber and wood notes. Flavor is moderate sweet, light light acidic and light moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft to lively. (050608)

Bottle at EBF08. Weak apple aroma. Almost clear golden colour. Good citric apple flavour, nice and round. Finally a cider that is not crap.

Bottled. Cork made a nice flight already when removing the metalpart, yet no fountain came out of the bottle. Bigtime earthy and barnyardy notes along with some sour apples as well as mild vanilla and herbal notes. Flavour is quite earthy and dusty along with some apples as well as some wooden notes. Biting carbonation. Rather dry, but yet very refreshing cider.

Bottle. Clear yellow coloured with a white head. Acidic aroma of apples and wood. Flavour of apples and wood.

Name: Cidre Bouche Fermier
Date: 03/11/2000
Mode: Draft
Source: Taco Mac, Cumming

hazy yellow, whispy head, rich apple butter aroma, rich apple flavor, touch of tartness,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Score: **+/4
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Date: 11/23/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Whole Foods Market, DC
Vintage: 2002

cloudy dark yellow, wispy white head, light tart apple aroma with lots of wood and musky cobwebs, very dry apple flavor, lots of complexity with nice tartness and good funky wood character,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4