Name: Christian Drouin - Cidre Brut Grande Cuvée 2013 (750 mL)
Brand: Calvados Christian Drouin Cider + Perry
SKU: 0-2
Price: 29.0 USD
Availability: InStock

750 mL bottle of Christian Drouin Cidre Brut Grande Cuvee 2013 with cork and cage

750 mL bottle of French cider Christian Drouin Cidre Brut Grande Cuvee 2013

Christian Drouin's Cidre Brut Grande Cuvée is hand crafted with an eye towards prolonged aging. The 2013 vintage refers to the year in which the fruit was harvested. Using a blend of 10 different french cider apple varieties, including Mettais, Domaine, Fresquin, Binet Rouge, Rambau, Bedan, Saint Martin, Moulin à Vent, Clos Renau and Ameret. This blend of apples provides layered tannins and acidity that provide the cider with enough structure to age beautifully.

The apples are stored for 2-3 weeks prior to being pressed. Fermentation was done under temperature control and with several rackings, an intensive process traditional to many Normandy ciders which allows for precise control over the levels alcohol and residual sweetness. After filtration, the cider was naturally re-fermented in the bottle, giving it a bright sparkle.

After bottling, Chrstian Drouin ages each vintage of their Brut Grande Cuvée for at least 3 years, only releasing it when they believe it's reached the right level of complexity and balance. The cider has continued to gain complexity with time in the bottle.

This is a semi-dry cider with medium acidity and medium-plus tannins. On the nose it is reminiscent of apple butter, with a slightly smoky phenolic aroma. Flavors of apple flesh, leather, wood, barnyard, hay, lemon juice, and citrus pith.

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Dry-to-Sweet Scale: Semi-Dry

Tannins: Medium-Plus

Acidity: Medium

🍎🍐 Varieties: Mettais, Domaine, and Frequin Rouge

Features: Blend

ABV: 5.0%

Format: 750 mL Bottle

Shipping available across U.S.

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If you're looking for a full case of this or any other cider, please e-mail us and we'll setup a special order for you. We can usually get more of any cider we feature in our shop, and offer a discount on full-case special orders. Most bottled ciders come in 12-bottle cases, and canned ciders come in 24-can cases. Some rare or limited ciders may not be eligible for a case order discount, but we can still get you a full case.

We ship cider in boxes that safely hold 4-bottles, 6-bottles, or 12-bottles. Order in one of those quantities (or multiples of those quantities) to maximize your shipping value. For example, if you order 2-3 ciders, there will be room left in the box and it won't meaningfully change the shipping costs to fill the box.

We do have 1-bottle boxes, but in most all instances it will cost the same to ship you a full 4-bottle box.

Shipping to a business address will usually save you a few bucks!

Shipping cost estimates:

Pacific Northwest/West Coast: Shipping anywhere in the Pacific Northwest or West Coast is relatively inexpensive. Almost all box sizes cost $16-21 to ship. Same is true for most destinations in the Mountain Time Zone.
Central Standard Time Zone / Midwest: A 4-bottle or 6-bottle box will usually cost $18-24 to ship. A 12-bottle box will usually cost $22-30 to ship. Variance depends on weight and how far from a FedEx/UPS shipping center your delivery address is.
East Coast: A 4-bottle or 6-bottle box will usually cost $20-25 to ship. A 12-bottle box will usually cost $25-35 to ship. Variance depends on weight and how far from a FedEx/UPS shipping center your delivery address is.

Important Shipping Information:

We are able to ship cider to most, but not all, states.
Legally, someone 21+ must be present at the time of delivery to sign for the cider. We cannot ship to PO Boxes or AFO/FPO addresses.
Shipping prices vary by weight and destination. How far you are from Seattle (where we ship from), and remote vs. central your shipping destination is, and how heavy your box is will make shipping vary.
The bigger the box, the less you pay in shipping on a per-bottle basis. We ship in 1, 4, 6, and 12 bottle boxes - order in those quantities for the best shipping value. The size of the box matters as much as the weight, so don't leave empty slots in your bottle box! Shipping 1-2 bottles will cost the same as shipping 4-6 bottles in most cases. Shipping a 12-bottle box is usually only $3-5 more than shipping a 4-6 bottle box.
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We offer home delivery of cider orders for customers in the Seattle area, including the east-side. Someone 21+ must be available to accept the delivery. We will be flexible in scheduling a delivery that works for you. Most deliveries are made within a few days of the order being placed.

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