Domaine Lesuffleur - Missùs Cidre French Cider
Domaine Lesuffleur - Missùs Cidre French Cider
Domaine Lesuffleur's Missùs Cidre is a special cider cuvée that is only released in certain vintages. A selection of only sharp apples from Benoit Lesuffleur's two orchards in Friardel and Folletiere, which is generally not allowed under the Pays d'Auge appellation rules. This cider sees an additional year of aging on the lees in bottle before disgorgement. It has Riesling-like acidity, balanced by the texture from extended aging on the lees (around 30 months).
A note on the cost of this cider: while this cider is exceptional, the cost is derived primarily from the limited production and therefore scarcity. Without taking away from the quality of this bottle, we have better cider & perry options for a fraction of the price (including from Domaine Lesuffleur). This one's for those who enjoy the scarcity of a fleeting moment.
From the Pays d’Auge appellation in Normandie France (though not using the designation).
About Domaine Lesuffleur: The Lesuffleur family has grown apples and produced cider in Normandy for generations. Benoit learned his craft from his grandfather, Roger Lesuffleur - a well-reputed cidermaker in the Pays d’Auge and the first to sell the family’s cider commercially. However, his father was less focused on continuing the family business, preferring to make cider to enjoy at home with family.
So Benoit moved away, finished his studies and built a successful business as a wine agent in Paris, representing many top estates in Champagne and Burgundy. Inspired by these winemakers he worked so closely with, he realized his childhood ambition - to be a cidermaker like his grandfather.
After finally convincing his parents he was on to something, he returned home on weekends to oversee the management of his family apple orchards and in 2012, produced his first vintage of Domaine Lesuffleur cider. Today, he’s taken on some of the best varieties from his family’s orchards, using a wide range of heritage apples & pears, and creating vinous blends that balance sweet, bitter, and tannic varieties.
Cider maker Benoit Lesuffleur's orchards are planted in the clay valleys of the Pays d’Auge (Calvados), with large deposits of brown and blue flint over chalk clay, with a shallow depth of soil. These soil types combined with local varietal diversity and regular rainfall promote the natural richness of sugars in the apples and pears, producing soft, round ciders rich in tannin.
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- 🍎🍐 Varieties: Apple Variety Info Unavailable
- Features: Blend and Organic
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- Format: 750 mL Bottle
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