THE CIDER
2022 saw a rare generous crop of Barland which were extraordinarily high quality. The juice tasted so good as it was, that it seemed a shame to ferment it and so it seemed an obvious choice for making mistelle. A Rye Whisky cask was selected and the mixture spent 26 months maturing. To make the 324 small bottles a total of 1.8 tonnes of pears were used, each hand picked - around 5 person days of picking.
Deeply complex and delicious, the first thing that springs to mind is prunes soaked in Armagnac. Layers of aroma and flavour; caramel, golden raisins, baked pear, baked plums, custard, brandy, mace, cinnamon, anise. All of the aroma is well supported by the luscious sweetness and the bright, mouthwatering acid.
THE PEOPLE
Sam and Beccy of Wilding Cider grow organic vegetables and make cider near Chew Magna in Somerset. All fruit comes from unsprayed and unfertilised traditional orchards. Naturally, only wild yeasts are used, with no filtering and no additives whatsoever.
THE PLACE
Based just south of Bristol Beccy and Sam work with several old orchards across this traditional growing cider region - some of these being part of the Long Ashton research centre.
Wilding - Pyrus Lot 01 NV (50cl)
6% Off 6 Bottles · 12 Bottles 10% Off
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