Since 1950, Duche de Longueville has pioneered fashionable plantations of cider apple timber close to Dieppe in Normandy (France). They personal 600 hectares of orchards with 15 apple varieties. The manufacturing of every selection is harvested individually; and the juice is stored at a managed temperature till mixing and bottling.
This necessary property was based as a distillery in 1925, however switched to cider manufacturing in 1950. It’s the solely business operation in France specialising in single-varietal, naturally-fermented ciders. These ‘artisanal’ ciders, the standard drink of Normandy, had turn out to be nearly extinct this century earlier than the Duché de Longueville relaunched the model. The identify Cidre Bouché refers back to the champagne-style cork, and like Champagne, the flicker is a pure byproduct of fermentation – no ‘pompe bicyclette’ right here. The ‘Cru’ is the only number of apple used, giving high quality, character and individuality.
Arriving on the manufacturing facility, the apples are floated alongside slim water channels in direction of the presses. They’re cleaned, chopped, after which pressed in pneumatic Bücher presses. Most cider producers extract a second urgent, with water added to the pomace, however Duché de Longueville use solely the primary urgent – 100% undiluted, pure apple juice. This juice is pumped into stainless-steel fermentation tanks, that are pressurised and chilled to three°C. Fermentation is totally pure: the cool temperatures and absolute hygiene imply that no components are obligatory. Because the tanks are pressurised, the CO2 produced by the fermentation can not escape, and is absorbed into the cider, giving it a pure sparkle. The Brut ciders are fermented to digital dryness, giving an alcoholic content material of 4-4.5%, the Doux is stopped at 2-2.5%, leaving residual sugar. In each circumstances, the cider is centrifuged and fined to cease the fermentation. Bottling takes place below strain, into sturdy glass and sealed with champagne-style corks. Lastly, the ciders are flash-pasteurised to keep away from bacterial spoilage, guaranteeing stamility and an extended shelf life.
This glowing cider is non-alcoholic with a crisp Muscadet de Dieppe apple taste.
GSN’s Remarks: We respect a non-alcoholic cider any time of 12 months, with the carbonation giving a festive high quality to what would possibly usually be plain apple juice. Not like many glowing ciders, Duché de Longueville is considerably dry and fewer candy, giving it a refreshing and lightweight high quality. An ideal cider to get pleasure from with a meal or on an important day whenever you need to keep totally sober. GSN Score: B+
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