La Face Cachée de la Pomme Neige Récolte d'Hiver
Neige Récolte d’hiver est un Cidre de Glace exceptionnel. Il est uniquement produit à partir de variétés de pommes qui ne tombent pas à l’automne.Cueillies à la main entre décembre 2012 et février 2013, alors que la température avoisinait les –15 °C, les fruits demeurés accrochés aux arbres sont alors déshydratés par le soleil et littéralement cuits par le froid et le vent. Les sucres ont été concentrés par cryoextraction naturelle. Les pommes ont été pressées gelées pour en extraire le précieux nectar. Le moût ainsi recueilli a ensuite été placé en cuves d’inox, où il a fermenté 8 mois, à basse température, avant d’être embouteillé. Édition annuelle limitée (2015).
4.3
233 reviews
Hemmingford, Canada
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Bouteille 375ml, récolte 2012. Couleur or brûlé translucide, film plutôt épais sur les parois du verre. Arôme de pomme caramélisée, pelure de pomme, fruits tropicaux, alcool. Goût de pomme caramélisée, ananas, caramel d’érable, sucré, légère acidité. Corps dense, huileux.
375ml bottle. Amber shade with zero head. Aroma of apple pie, floral, maple, raisin. Taste is apples, brown sugar. Sweet but not too heavy on the tongue. Really tasty indeed.
Bottle shared big thanks to Dan. Pours a clear Amber color. Aromas of overripe Apple, slight smoke some alcohol. Taste is sweet with a slight smokey finish. Medium thick body.
[1/30/16] Bottle sample at the Encomium bottle share, after RateBeer Best awards ceremony at Hyatt Vineyard Creek Hotel in Santa Rosa. Thanks everyone who shared bottles! Clear caramel color. Aroma of apples, caramel, honey, candy, notes of wood, spicy note. Sweet rich flavor with caramel, honey, wood, vanilla. Rounded mouthfeel. Great stuff.
Bottle at RBWG. It pours an amber color. The aroma is full with ripe red apples. The flavor is very sweet and intense with apples, some alcohol and hot apple pie. Very yummy. Sweet and dessert-like. Would like to try more like this!
Bottle - Light cooked apple. Clear gold. Sweet apple, light cooked notes, sweetness that hits the throat. So balanced and no edges between bitterness, sweetness or anything else. Great.
Bottle thanks to Ferris. Pours a clear orange gold with no head. The aroma is strong apple, honey, spice, vanilla. Medium mouth, apple pie, spice, vanilla, light booze, very nice.
Sweet bottle thanks to Ferris. Pours out a crisp golden no head. Nose is amazing rich apple some spice and a nice richness. Taste is more of the amazing apple pie notes some spice a rich sweetness. This is great thanks Ferris.
Nose is light butterscotch soaked apples, light peach. Deep Amber hue. Flavor is intense caramel, brandy soaked apples. Huge silky body. Extremely well made ice cider. It’s been on my want list forever. Huge thanks to Seth for bringing this one.
375 mL bottle. Clear amber body. Smells of apples. Not very acidic. Smells sweet. Boozy. Taste is a little more acidic up front. Then it’s got a deep caramel sweetness. Medium heavy and boozy. Excellent.
375ml bottle pours a clear, dark orange with no head. Very leggy in the glass. Nose is excellent, apple, juice and meat, some port, light spice, rotting apple core. Flavor is sweet and boozy, apples, pears, caramel, port, booze. Surprisingly very earthy in the mouth. Sticky finish and a bit hot. A real treat. Really solid.
Bottle at the nuplastikk returns tasting in VA. Clear golden orange. Aromas of apples, caramel, light booze. Tastes of apples, caramel, honey, booze. Medium body with a dry finish.
From a 375 ml bottle shared at the 2016 Nuplastik is back tasting. Pours a clear amber with a scant off white head. Aroma of spice apple. Sweet flavors apple brown betty. Yum.
Extremely easy to drink and wonderful all around. Amber pour without head and cinnamon. Some apple cider vibe. Wonderful. Sweet finish with touch of tang. Hint of vanilla. Bottle shared at tasting.
Bottle courtesy of iphonephan, thanks! Clear deep golden color, still. Nice aroma of peach, apricot, apple. Taste is sweet fruit syrup, caramel. Very tasty.
Je me paie la traite et m’achète une dispendieuse bouteille de Récolte D’Hiver, cidre ayant d’excellentes critiques. Le but est de me faire une bonne idée de mon réel intérêt face à ce liquide que je connais encore peu! Le corps est très rond, prèsque cireux. Les arômes sont très riches. On semble avoir affaire à l’âme même des pommes, comme si toutes les autres manières de dégustrer ce fruit ne pourraient qu’amoindrir l’expérience. C’est réconfortant, comme une tarte chaude. Ça se boit extrêmement facilement. Je suis loin d’être un expert en matière de cidre, mais l’intérêt commence peu à peu à se développer... Mon portefeuille fait dire qu’il n’est pas d’accord!
Aroma is is candy sugar and apple with light clove. Taste is a fantastic sweet apple flavor with sweet delicious rich following.the head disappates fast but fantastic overall.
375ml bottle from Lidl, Darlington. Deep golden orange colour, no head and aroma of dessert apple, toffee apple, juicy apricot, sugary, apple pie, melon. Taste is mellow apple, sweet sugary with notes of caramel, toffee, apple pie, fruity, floral, melon plus some spice and light tannin. Syrupy mouthfeel, full bodied, low carbonation, lingering sweet fruity finish. Lots of complexity and very drinkable.
37,5cl bottle from Lidl. It pours a rich golden color with no head to speak of. Aroma is sweet sticky and intense, with notes of stewed apples, tropical fruit, dried apricots, apple syrup, caramel and raisin wine. Taste is very sweet, sticky, with notes of caramel, toffee, stewed apples, tropical fruit salad and raisin wine. Light musty tones. Quite complex and sweet. Thick flat body. Overall, very tasty and sweet, like a great dessert wine.
Bottle courtesy of Hackobock. Pours deep caramel brown leaving some subtle legs on the glass. Smell is intense with baked apples, ripe pineapple, star fruit, pale caramel, charred wood, white caramel, cinnamon, minerals and hints of alcohol. Taste is sweet, sour and heavy fruity. Mouthfeel is fat, oily, round, tart and near full bodied. Finish is sweet and sour with baked apples, raisins, caramel, dark honey, vanilla fudge, charred wood, calvados, hay and brandy alcohol. Amazing caramel apple with oxidized raisins and amazing supporting tropical fruits. Amazing!
November 27, 2015. Bottle, vintage 2009.
Amber with no head. Aroma is lots if baked apples, hints of raisins, toffee notes, peach, pineapple.
Taste is sweet and light tart. Finish is sweet baked apples, toffee, raisins, dark sugars, slight tart apple skins. Medium to full bodied, oily and sticky.
Wow, amazing complex ice cider!
Bottle at Ratebeer Kvillebäcken Winter Gathering, 151127. Clear copper/Amber color, no head. Clear and fresh apple aroma, baked apples, caramel, syrup, sugarcane notes. Sweet fresh clear and present apple, raisins, caramel, overripe apples, warming alcohol, syrup, some sugar. Very good.
A: Deep brown/red, mo head N: Baked apples (almond, vanilla) T: apples, almond, sugar cane O: Damn... What to say, this is one of a kind. Outstanding!
Kville. Bottle. Pours clear deep amber with nice legs. Aroma is buttery fruity apples acidy sweet. Flavor is slightly acetic with a pleasant way, huge in apples raisins excellent balance between sourness and sweetness. Heavenly good.
bottle traded with Tom10101 in 2014 at "de weekend van de spontane gisting" in Buggenhout - this stuff is gigantic ! Well balanced between sweetness and the fruity acidity , a sensory explosion. Drinking this heavenly stuff you might think, that they processed tons of apples into each bottle ! - shared with friends Dec. 2014
Liquide d’un roux lumineux. Ce cidre offre des arômes floraux très prononcés, de la pomme cuisinée où de la cassonade y est mêlée. En bouche, la pomme est à son summum. Elle est bonifiée.C’est délicieux, particulièrement avec cette texture veloutée, sirupeuse. Tout simplement excellent. Par moment on a l’impression que d’autres fruits variés veulent tanguer avec la pomme vedette. Sublime! (Récolte 2009)(1373-080215)
Bottle shared at Bruce’s place. Aroma is bursting apple pie, crystalaline sugars, baked Apple, strawberry. Flavour is sugary sweet, sugary, caramel, tart tatan, little vanilla, apple pie crust, sugars. Palate is sweet, viscous, velvety, mellow. Delicious, liquid nectar. Bursting with flavour. Lovely.
Had another pour with Sarah at home. A few notes that i Picked up on, little honey, banoffee, and baked fruits with crystaline sugars. Brandy snap sugars. Sweet nectar of the gods. Really enjoyed this, but would fine it hard to justify the price.
Bottle split at Bruce’s, big thanks to Fergus for this special apple jus, 06/03/15.
Clear golden with good legs and booze fumes dancing in the glass.
Nose is apple puree, caramel, sweet fumeage, sugar, apple pie.
Taste comprises caramel sauce, apple pie, custard, sweet syrup.
Full bodied, oily mouth feel, sweet licks in the close.
Solid stuff, would love to have poured this over some vanilla ice cream but unfortunately none on offer at Bruces pad!
Bottle shared in London - big, big, BIG thanks to Fergus for this. It’s one of my biggest wants. Pours totally clear gold, glowing. Rich, juicy apple aroma with hints of flowers, honeysuckle, hints of lemon, caramel. Big sweet flavor with thick and saucy apples, hints of smoke, ripe apples, some caramel. Full bodied, chewy and oily. Warming finish, more ripe apples, honey, more smokiness, some berries. Outstanding. Ice cider just does it for me.
Bottle massive thanks to Fergus. It pours oily golden-orange. The nose is rich, oily, warm apple pie, lightly spiced, juicy apple and light fruity tartness. The taste is rich, sweet, oily, light tartness, honey, apple pie, tart tatin, juicy, liquidised apple and warming alcohol with a slick finish. Fulsome body and oily mouth-feel. Essence of apple for sure. Not quite the depth for a higher score, but it is sweet and damn tasty.