La propriété de la famille Hérout est composée de vergers de pommes à cidre sélectionnées et certifiées Agriculture Biologique. C’est dans le respect des cultures traditionnelles, avec des productions 100 % bio, qu'est produit ici un cidre unique, bénéficiant de l'AOP Cidre Cotentin, et développé selon plusieurs cuvées d'exception. Ce n'est pas tout, ici on produit également du pommeau et du calvados, eux aussi parmi les meilleurs de toute la région, ainsi que du jus de fruit et du vinaigre. Le lieu mérite bien un passage, et pourquoi pas une visite.
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Avis des membres sur MAISON HÉROUT
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If you are interested in high quality Cidre, or beverages in general, do not miss! This is a prime opportunity to discover what you can make out of apples, on pair with fine wines. This has nothing to do with the usual Cidre you get at every corner. I don't think there is any better "apple wine" on the market, anywhere, in any country. There is a richness and complexity in these Cidres that is unparallelled. Not always easy and pleasing, just like a fine wine is not accessible in casual drinking. A drink to be savoured, not quaffed. This, of course, is reflected in the price tag (and justly so!).
Coming to Herout, you will first notice the absence of usual advertising or visitor-oriented infrastructure. Park wherever there is space (and where you're not in the way), and find the entrance to the really small shop. Shortly someone, who has apparently interrupted work with the apples, will come and present the products - Cidre, Calvados, Pommeau, that's it. This is not a gift shop.
At Herout, there is a strong commitment to quality. You can feel that this is passion, not just a job. Working on producing the best Cidre possible, to be proud of the product, not to please a mass market.
I am honoured to have discovered Herout, to have tasted their products, to have a selection of their bottles in my cellar for special occasions. Herout is a reason to plan another Normandie vacation sooner than originally intended. A true Michellin Three Star venue: not just worth a stop, not just worth a detour, but worth a trip.
Thank you!