Author's cuvée

L'Extralucidre

Deep gold colour, very fine bead. On the nose, baked apple, dried fruit (walnut, almond), honey, subtle oxidative notes, brioche. On the palate, full-bodied, length, balanced structure, complexity. Long, persistent finish, on dried fruit and baked apple.

Vintage: 2020
Strength: 5,5 % vol.
Serving: 10-12 °C
Storage: Store lying down, away from light. Can be kept for several years.
Size: 75cl

€11.00 / bottle

Sold by the case of 6 bottles of the same cuvée. To mix and match, check out the discovery pack.

Organic since 1967
No added sulfites
Direct from the producer

Alcohol abuse is dangerous for your health. Enjoy in moderation.

A premium vintage cuvée. Long ageing on fine lees, natural mousse formed in bottle, méthode ancestrale. A cellaring cider that can age for several years.

The estate's cellaring varieties, rich in polyphenols. Organic, no added sulfites.

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Colour: Deep gold colour, very fine bead.
Nose: Baked apple, dried fruit (walnut, almond), honey, subtle oxidative notes, brioche.
Palate: Full-bodied, length, balanced structure, complexity.
Finish: Long, persistent.

Food & cider pairings

Free-range poultry
Fine dining dishes
Aged cheeses (old comté, mimolette)
Risottos

2020 was an exceptional year in Normandy. A mild winter brought bud break forward, a hot, dry summer concentrated the fruit, then rain returned in August over Calvados, giving the coastal orchards some relief. Harvest began around ten days earlier than average.

These ripe, sugar-rich apples gave a full-bodied base, which we left to age at length on lees. The 2020 vintage is recognised by its roundness and its notes of dried fruit and baked apple.

Payment

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Shipping

Your order is handed to the carrier within 5 business days, with reinforced packaging for the bottles.

Delivery

Colissimo delivery in 2 to 3 days within mainland France, free from €250. For shipping outside France, request an export quote. For any other question, email us at contact@5autels.com.

Before you order

We ship via Colissimo, with reinforced packaging to protect the bottles. Your order is handed to the carrier within 5 business days, then delivered in 2 to 3 days within mainland France. For shipping outside France, email us at contact@5autels.com.

Delivery is free from €250 of purchases within mainland France. Below that, shipping costs are calculated by parcel weight and shown before payment.

Yes. The estate has been organic since 1967. All our ciders and perries are free of added sulfites, 100% pure juice, made using the traditional method with the cellar's wild yeasts.

Store the bottles lying down, away from light, so the cork stays moist. Each product page states the serving temperature. Age-worthy cuvées, such as Jean-René or Extralucidre, gain complexity after a few years in the cellar.

Payment is made by card via Stripe. The transaction is encrypted and we never store any card data.

Our bottles are certified for reuse. You can bring them back to a collection point in the national network: they are washed, then reused as they are. It's the most effective way to cut a bottle's footprint.

For draft cider and trade orders, email us at contact@5autels.com. We'll send you trade pricing and terms.