Cyril Zangs, Brut Cider

Cyril Zangs is working with apples grown organically and picked by hand in late October to early November. He is working with a huge variety of apples, including some that haven't been identified yet. Zangs tells us the idea is to have apples that are sweet, bittersweet, and tartly acidic to balance everything out, instead of some growers who have switched to a mono-cépage where single flavors (usually sweet) can dominate. After harvest, Cyril puts his apples through greniers, or aging in an attic, for one or two months depending on the year, an old practice that gives the resulting cider much more depth of both color and flavor. Vintage: 2018 Varietal: Apple Farming: Organic