CHF 17.00
Turgowy blends apples from two Thurgau growers, Helmut Müller and Christiane Krieg, grown on old, untreated high-stem trees near Egnach on limestone scree soils. Crisp apple and white flowers open the nose, with a fine, elegant bubble carrying a lovely astringency, snapping freshness and a quietly salty finish. Dry, mineral and light on its feet at just 4.5%, this aged 2019 vintage from Jacques Perritaz shows real depth after resting years in bottle. Lovely with a Vacherin Fribourgeois, served cool without ceremony...
A biologist with origins in the Gruyère region, Jacques Perritaz produced his first ciders in the mid-2000s, intrigued by the fate of all the fruit withering away in the Fribourg orchards around his home. Defender of his land and local varieties often shunned by cider factories, Jacques has been able to impose his beverages as a matter of course, even on the greatest tables...