Apple
NY - New York
Gold Medal
The 2022 Farmhouse Dry is a full-bodied, aromatic, slightly astringent cider that showcases a bittersharp & bittersweet heavy blend of apples.
Balanced acidity. Unfiltered. Medium acidity. Moderately sparkling in a bottle conditioned style for fine bubbles, this minimal intervention cider has very little sulfites added. Bottled December 2022.
A blend of the following English, French and American apples:
Sharp -
Golden Russet - 23%, Wickson - 3%, Harrison - 21%
Bittersharp -
Franklin - 19%, Porter’s Perfection - 8%
Bittersweet -
Dabinett, Binet Rouge, Kingston Black,
Yarlington Mill = 26%
Tasting Notes
Aroma: Orange peel, anise, fresh apricot.
Palate: Citrus (grapefruit and lemon), fruit forward, mouthwatering acidity that hits very quickly. Mid palate "crabby" tannins. Subtle, but lingering finish characterized by "softer", bittersweet tannins.
Gold Medal winner in the 2020 Great American Cider Competition.