2016 Topwork Dry Cider™

2016 Topwork Dry Cider™

Apple
CA - Sonoma County
$17.00 / 750 mL Bottle
  • Alcohol 8%
To topwork means to graft a scion of one variety onto the limbs or trunk of an established apple tree. It’s a fitting metaphor for this blend of ciders from two different harvests. 100% organic fresh-pressed heirloom and tannic cider apples from the 2016 and 2017 harvests, including Gravenstein, Nehou, and Transcendent Crabapple from Tilted Shed’s own cider orchard in Sebastopol. Unfiltered, unfined, unpasteurized, minimal sulfites. Straw gold, moderately effervescent, properly dry. Aromatics of orchard floor. Notes of ripe melon, dried pineapple, kiwi, and white pepper. Good tannic grip, bright acidity, with long elegant finish. Chill lightly. Serve in a white wine glass, 50°F. Versatile cider; pair with pizza, roast chicken, oysters, and anything pork.