7

Tasty... Quite sweet for an aged cidre.

8.5

Lovely stuff. Bit of weirdness, apple tartness.

8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle shared thanks to sjogro. Clear golden. Light funk, dry apple, apple peel, cinnamon, almonds, sweet apple, light calvados and brandy. Under medium sweet and light bitter. Solid medium bodied, light boozy finish. A good cider, but Dupont are not my favorites and this is a bit overrated imho.

7.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

0.75 l bottle from 'Etre Gourmet', 2015 vintage at 7.5% abv, cellared for about two years. Clear, golden amber with a thin, fluffy, quickly diminishing, white head. Sweetish, slightly sourish, gently fruity aroma of ripe apples, walnut, vanilla and some marzipan. Slightly sweet, a bit sour, quite dry, moderately fruity taste of ripe apples, dust, oak, some honey and a touch of vanilla, followed by a short, moderately tart, fairly woody-dry and a little alcoholic finish. Thin to medium body, a bit astringent and quite effervescent mouthfeel, lively carbonation. Nicely balanced and relatively rich cider, really pleasant and easy-going. Still, I expected a little more depth regarding its high rating, maybe aging for too long fades out the barrel too much?!

7.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

75cl bottle (7,5%) as vintage 2017 from the cidery (visited 9. 5. 2019), shared with my wife. F: no real, some bubbles. C: mellow gold, almost clear. A: nice apples, woody, apples skin, bit calvados touch. T: mellow apples fruity, bit calvados, woody, apples skin, vanilla touch, bit more like on the sweet side yet very nice, relatively easy drinkable, soft carbonation, rich fruity taste, very nice but still I expected a bit something more great, fully enjoyed.

8.3

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bottle shared on final holiday evening of our little tour-de-France through Mont-Médy (Ardennes), Piriac-sur-Mer (Bretagne) and Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais (Normandie). Bottle bought at the domaine, where I sampled it before. Pours clear golden with some rust in the color. Rich sweet apples, caramel, cinnamon, tangerine, a light tart edge leaning in against the sweetness, softening vanilla of the oak barrels, soft nutty tannins, and warming whisky-like fumes of the calvados come through. Sweet and moderate bitter, tart edges. Over medium body and fine carbonation. The cider has a somewhat fatter body than most, sticks to the glass like a good wine or olive oil and one can almost chew and crunch the crystallised sugars in this light syrupy apple juice. Complex, delicate and delicious. A beautiful product for sure, but it won’t cure me of my weak spot for barnyard funky ciders. --- Beer merged from original tick of Famille Dupont Cidre Reserve 2017 on 12 Aug 2019 at 15:31 - Score: 8

6.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle - pours white - nose and taste of calvados, apple and cider with some oak - medium bodied

7.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle at tasting. Aroma of funky barnyard, green apple, tart, citrus and mild booze. Taste has green apple, funky barnyard, tart, some apply sugar and subtle calvados. Really good cider.

8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9

Pours yellow, no head. Smell is intense oaky. Bit sharp from the calvados' taste is sharp, apple, intense carbo. Nice woody notes, some of the barrel lives trough. Very nice indeed !