Domaine Lesuffleur Cerqueux 2020 (75cl, 5.5%)

A sparkling pear cider from a single orchard in the village of Cerqueux. It comes from the uncle's high-branch trees, replanted and overgrafted in 1994 around one survivor, a Grise de Lisieux pear tree more than a century old. Some trees are so old that not every variety is certain. The blend includes De Curé, Petit Blot, De Cloche, De Branche, Grise de Lisieux and undetermined old varieties. Farming follows organic practice, though it is not certified. The pears are hand-picked and twice selected, with indigenous yeasts and keeving; fermentation finishes in bottle by the ancestral method. Ageing lasts 24 months or more on fine lees, with disgorgement in March 2025. The result is taut and delicate, closer to a blanc de blancs than to most cider. Serve as an aperitif, or with oysters or sashimi.