I stopped into Acme Wines & Spirits on the way home from work. I ended up with a bottle of Manoir du Kinkiz Cornouaille Cidre from Brittany, France.
Acme has little write-ups on all their bottles, here’s how they describe it:
This was a slightly sweeter cider, but there was definitely a nice “earthiness” that balanced it out. It’s also very carbonated; the cork exploded off the first time I tried this. The guy at Acme who was helping me said he put a dent in his apartment cieling opening this cider, so be careful with this stuff! It is worth the potential injury, though, for some great French cider.
Cider blog All About Cider was taken with it as well, judging by this paragraph:
BAM!! That’s how the bittersweet tannins hit you when you take that first mouthful. It was like you where thrown into a fighter jet and hit top speed in matter of seconds. Your lips and the insides of your mouth immediately grip onto your teeth like superglue to wood. But in saying this though, it was crazily addictive. The tannins were high yes, but beautifully powdery and super fine. There was a stunning rich upfront sweetness, which was not cloying or heavy from the super ripe apples used. The palate was all tied in with a nice level of mild acidity. The apple notes along with the brett, carried onto the palate which made the whole experience very authentic.
(Image via Woodland Wine Merchant)
Since this was from Brittany, it would probably be the type of cider they’d serve with crepes (crêpes and hard cider is a thing in Europe, in case you weren’t aware).
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