Eric Bordelet Sydre Argelette 2017 Magnum
Eric Bordelet Sydre Argelette 2017 Magnum
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COUNTRY Normandie, France
VARIETY Apple
NOTES "L'Argelette", the name given to the schistose stones, is a complex cuvée composed of the maximum number of varieties. It comes from old apple trees that are more than a hundred years old. With aromas of apples, lemon and spices, this cider is more vinous and powerful than the previous cuvées. The palate is lively and elegant, with a fine bubble. With a good balance and great length, this cider will gain in complexity with a few years of ageing.
STYLE Fresh & Juicy
WINEMAKER Eric Bordelet
ABOUT THE REGION
Located in the northwest of France, Normandy is renowned for its picturesque orchards and artisanal cider- and poiré-making and tradition. With its lush landscapes and temperate climate, this region is particularly suited for cultivating apple and pear trees, which provide a wide variety of fruits used in cider and poiré production allowing for a wide range of creativity and diversity in cider production.
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Organic, Biodynamic and Natural wine. What’s the difference?
To understand this concept and its various ramifications, it is necessary to keep something clear in mind: before the 20th century and the spreading of affordable synthetic fertilisers, all farming was organic. When the shift to the use of synthetics and pesticides happened, it became necessary to diversify traditional organic farming from the new modern farming.
ORGANIC WINE
Simply put, organic farming forbids the use of synthetic fertilisers, synthetic pesticides, herbicides, or genetically modified organisms. The basic requirements are generally specific and engage the farmers not to use any chemical fertilisers and other synthetic products in the vineyard. It does not prevent the vintner from using the conventional winemaking process after harvesting.
BIODYNAMIC WINE
Let’s take organic farming one step further: Biodynamic. The creator of this agricultural system is the Austrian philosopher Rudolf Steiner, who developed the principles of biodynamics in a series of lectures given in 1924 in Germany. Here lies the foundation of true organic wines, with a strict limit in the use of additives, stringent requirements and at the end obtaining a biodynamic certification.
NATURAL WINE
The previous definitions are usually, and rightfully, associated with it, because most natural wine is also organic and/or biodynamic. But not vice versa!
Natural wine is wine in its purest form, simply described as nothing added, nothing taken away, just grapes fermented. No manipulation whatsoever, minimal intervention both in the vineyards and in the winery. Healthy grapes, natural yeast and natural fermentation, with no filtration nor fining. Sounds easy, right? However, making natural wine is unforgiving and it requires a bigger amount of work than conventional wine. To this day, natural wine has no certification yet.