Albemarle CiderWorks - Harrison (750 mL)
Albemarle CiderWorks - Harrison (750 mL)
Albemarle Ciderworks' Harrison is a single varietal cider made with 100% Harrison apple variety. Considered by many to be the finest cider apple variety to originate in the United States, the Harrison apple dates back to the 1700s in New Jersey. It has moderate phenolic character, high natural sugar (16-18 brix) and very high acid which yields a balanced finish (rare for a single varietal).
Tasting Notes & Food Pairings: The cider is viscous and vinous - a dry cider with notes of orange blossom and apple peel which are rounded out by notes of honeydew. Full bodied with medium acidity and a light, bitter tannin. Food Pairings: Blue cheeses; barbecue.
Virginia's Albemarle Ciderworks is one of the premier American cider makers. The Shelton family founded Vintage Virginia Apples in 2000, developing an orchard with a focus on older apple varieties that had fallen into obscurity. They now grow more than 200 varieties, including many American Heirloom apple varieties that were popular for cider making during the Colonial era - when cider was the beverage of choice. The family launched their cidery in 2009, with a focus on reviving the popularity of cider apple varieties, especially those with a history rooted in their region of the U.S.
About WINESAP apples, from Albemarle: a famous 19th century American cider apple, believed to have been extinct. Known in the early 19th century, Downing in 1846 reports it to have come originally from Essex County, New Jersey. "New Jersey is the most celebrated cider making district in America, and this apple...has long enjoyed the highest reputation as a cider fruit. Ten bushels make a barrel of cider. The tree grows thriftily and bears very large crops." Medium in size and round to oblong in shape, the yellow skin has black dots, and the yellow flesh is coarse and dry. It ripens in October in Virginia. Makes "a high colored cider of great body."
- Dry-to-Sweet Scale: Dry
- Tannins: Medium
- Acidity: Medium Plus
- 🍎🍐 Varieties: Harrison
- Features: Single-Varietal Cider
- ABV: 8.9%
- Format: 750 mL Bottle
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