Julien Thurel - Equinoxe Cidre Sec (2020)
Julien Thurel - Equinoxe Cidre Sec (2020)
Julien Thurel's Equinoxe Cidre Sec is a highly refined, exquisite French cider.
This sparkling semi-dry cider is made from a blend of 90% Douce Moëns apples, and 10% Averolle apples. Two of the many cider apple varieties carefully selected for growing on the Domaine after years of foraging and researching varieties that make the finest cider and are best for growing in his region's unique terroir. The apples are hand harvested and then allowed to age in cool conditions near his cellar for 2-4 weeks prior to pressing. This process concentrates the flavors in the apple and enables better extraction of the flavors and sugars from the fruit at pressing.
Julien ferments all of his apple and pear varieties separately and then blends the cider prior to bottling - a technique that's difficult to do, but often results in some of the absolute best and most balanced ciders. Native fermentation (wild, naturally occurring yeast) in stainless steel, then blended and aged in neutral oak barrels prior to bottling. Secondary fermentation occurs in bottle, then hand disgorged for a natural sparkle (Champagne method). Delicious now and with considerable aging potential.
One of the highest quality French cider producers available in the U.S., Julien Thurel ciders have been on our wish-list for years - and we're thrilled to finally have them in stock.
About Julien Thurel: Julien Thurel has been making foraged and organically farmed pear and apple ciders since 2012. He has devoted much time to researching local apple and pear varieties, selecting the ones best suited to his native clay, limestone and silex soils. A perfectionist and nativist, Julien is driven by a mission to find the best local varieties that would lead to delicate yet aromatically complex ciders worthy of aging. Julien specializes in rare, heirloom varieties of apple, pear and quince native to the Pays Gâtinnais and Sancerrois regions of the Loire region in France. Julien grafted and planted his orchard himself and while his pear trees and youngest apple trees mature, he continues to forage fruit from sites he has been studying for years. His orchard is certified organic and biodynamic. All his fruit is hand harvested, pressed in a high quality pneumatic press, and all the ciders are made in the Traditional Method (a.k.a. Method Champenoise). Some of the absolute best French Cider and Perry available in the U.S. From the Loury in France - a small commune in the Loiret department, just northeast of Orléans. The Loiret is mostly composed of low-lying flatlands and takes its name from the Loiret River, a tributary of the Loire.
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- Features: Blend and Organic
- ABV: 7.5%
- Format: 750 mL Bottle
- Shipping available across U.S.
- In stock, ready to ship
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