Poiré Authentique - Eric Bordelet - Magnum
Original sommelier, Éric Bordelet took over the family business in 1992 after a long apprenticeship with renowed people in the restaurant and wine business. He manages 23 hectares of orchard in property (cider apples, Poiré pears and corms) certified in organic farming since 1996 supplemented by biodynamics for the soils. His exploitation is located in southern Normandy, on the Armorican massif in the extension of Domfrontais on the borders of Mayenne and Orne. He cultivates around thirty varieties of Apples, around twenty varieties of Pears to Poiré and eight varieties of Corms.
Manual harvesting is selective according to the maturity of the fruit. The processing is done with respect for each fruit, then they are blended, coarsely crushed, gently pressed before settling and racking of the juice. Fermentation, in an ancestral way, is carried out in vats and then bottling takes place over several weeks or even months depending on the final product with more or less residual sugars.
Poiré Authentique is a cuvée made from a blend of 14 varieties of pears.