Vintage 2022
QW
2022
Last bottles!
An ode to the quince.
100% Cydonia Oblenga from 4 different varieties.
After a very slow, aromatic and funky fermentation of more than a year (!), the QW was bottled as a still wine.
It matured further in the bottle for several months, resulting into a pure, full bodied and zesty drink with a complex fruity and floral nose, and long aftertaste of round bitters and citrusy acids.
Definitely not for everyone, but perfect as unique tasting aperitif or paired with complex dishes and flavorful cheeses.
A cider with a long shelf life and ageing potential.
Tip: decanting will benefit the QW.
Unfiltered.
50cl
ABV 6%
A-6
‘sur lie’
2022
A blend of 23 heirloom apple varieties, including Notaris, Trezeke Meyers, Reinette Étoilée, Reine de Reinettes and Jacques Lebel.
After picking, the apples ‘sweated’ for about a month before being lightly macerated and then pressed.
This cider was left alone for a year and therefore matured ‘sur lie’ (on the lees) for 12 months. The result is a cider with a wine-like character and a delicious nose of calvados.
Available in bottles of 50 cl. Perfect for sharing with two. (Or alone, or with four, or with…)
Unfiltered.
50cl
ABV 6,77%
CQ-1
perlant
2022
A blend of 17 old apple varieties.
Including Keuleman, Gravenstein en Jacques Lebel.
Some of the apples have undergone a 40-hour maceration before pressing.
After fermentation and maturation of 8 months, this cider was ‘bottle conditioned’ with quince cider.
Meaning: before bottling we added a little quince cider that has not yet finished fermenting.
This ensures a very light refermentation in the bottle, resulting in a subtle sparkle.
The CQ-1 – cider & quince – is fresh and vinous with a hint of … quince.
The A-1 was made with another part of this batch.
Unfiltered.
50cl
ABV 6,8%
paq
2022
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A blend of heirloom pear, apple and quince varieties.
Including Notaris, Trezeke Meyers, Reinette Étoilée, Legipont en Boskoop.
After a slow fermentation of 7 months, part of the cider was bottled for our ‘pet nat’.
We let the remainder mature for another 4 months ‘sur lie’ (on the lees) before bottling.
The ‘paq’ – pear, apple, quince – is a refined blend. An elegant, complex and fresh cider with a wine-like character. Bitters, fruitiness and the subtle touch of quince are perfectly balanced.
For the ‘fine drinkers, diners and foodies’, and for everyone who likes to try different flavors.
Unfiltered.
50cl
ABV 6,1%
k-bouter
pet’nat
2022
Made from unknown heirloom apple varieties from a friend’s orchard, located in the hills of ‘Pays des Collines’.
After 4 months of fermentation, the ‘k-bouter’ was bottled and then left to finish fermentation and mature in the bottle for another 8 months.
This cider is made according to the ‘ancestral method’: at the time of bottling there is still a little natural sugar present in the juice. This ensures a secondary fermentation in the bottle and a fine sparkle. Pétillant naturel or also called pet’nat.
A complex taste of sours and bitters.
Give this one a little time in the glass and don’t be afraid of the lees.
Unfiltered.
75cl
ABV 6,9%
A-1
pet’nat
2022
Sold out.
A blend of 17 old apple varieties. Including Keuleman, Gravenstein and Jacques Lebel. Some of the apples have undergone a 40-hour maceration before pressing. Fresh, green, fruity flavors and a hint of hay. This cider is made following the ‘ancestral method’:
at the time of bottling there is still a little natural sugar present in the juice. This ensures a secondary fermentation in the bottle and a fine sparkle. Pétillant natural or also called pet’nat.
With another part of this batch we made the ‘CQ-1’.
Unfiltered.
75cl
ABV 6,8%
paq
pet’nat
2022
A blend of heirloom pear, apple and quince varieties.
Including Notaris, Trezeke Meyers, Reinette Étoilée, Legipont en Boskoop.
After a slow fermentation of 7 months, this cider was bottled for secondary fermentation in the bottle according to the ‘ancestral method’.
The remainder matured for another 4 months ‘sur lie’ for the still version.
The ‘paq’ – pear, apple, quince – is a refined blend. An elegant, complex and fresh cider with a wine-like character and a light sparkle.
Bitters, fruitiness and the subtle touch of quince are perfectly balanced.
We also offer a ‘still’ version of this cider.
75cl
ABV 6,1%
50-50
pet’nat
2022
Sold out.
The name says it all: this cider is a blend of 50% pear and 50% apple.
We pressed 3 old pear varieties and 15 old apple varieties. Although the 50-50 is completely fermented to dryness, there remains an illusion of sweetness due to the unfermentable sugars in the pears.
The cider is made following the ‘ancestral method’: at the time of bottling there is still a little natural sugar present in the juice. This ensures a secondary fermentation in the bottle and a fine sparkle. Pétillant natural or also called pet’nat. We left it mature in the bottle for another 9 months. Here too, the sediment is perfectly drinkable and provides extra flavor.
Unfiltered.
37,5cl
ABV 6,4%
50-50
pet’nat
2022
Sold out.
The name says it all: this cider is a blend of 50% pear and 50% apple.
We pressed 3 old pear varieties and 15 old apple varieties. Although the 50-50 is completely fermented to dryness, there remains an illusion of sweetness due to the unfermentable sugars in the pears.
The cider is made following the ‘ancestral method’: at the time of bottling there is still a little natural sugar present in the juice. This ensures a secondary fermentation in the bottle and a fine sparkle. Pétillant natural or also called pet’nat. We left it mature in the bottle for another 9 months. Here too, the sediment is perfectly drinkable and provides extra flavor.
Unfiltered.
75cl
ABV 6,4%
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Photography by –> Ann-Sophie Deldycke en Christophe van Rompaey.
