Madrone Cellars - Salish Trio (750 mL)
Madrone Cellars - Salish Trio (750 mL)
Madrone Cellars' Salish Trio is a sparkling cider made from a blend of organic San Juan Island grown pears, apples, and quince. The blend includes 45% Shinko Asian pears, 25% King apples, 23% Blue Pearmain apples, 4% quince, and 3% crabapples. The juice from each fruit and variety was cofermented together in stainless steel, then bottle conditioned.
This cider is dry with medium-to-plus acidity and a light tannin profile. The flavor notes are quince forward, with a bouquet of supporting flavors including floral notes, lemon zest, fresh apple skin, pear, soft notes of pastry dough, and lingering minerality & spice notes.
Try this cider side-by-side with Madrone's The Isle - a piquette style ciderkin made by rehydrating the pomace (leftover fruit pulp) from the Salish Trio. The rehydrated fruit is then pressed for a second "juice" blend that is fermented into a light, refreshing ciderkin.
About Madrone Cellars: Madrone Cellars is based on scenic San Juan Island in Washington State. The San Juan Islands have a rich history of growing apples dating back to the early homestead era in the United States, when long before robust railroad networks helped Central Washington blossom into the Apple Capitol of the World, orchards throughout the San Juans exported apples around the world by boat. Madrone works with local farms to procure their natural cider & wines using apples and other hyper-local ingredients - including many old heritage orchards. Only fresh, natural fruits and ingredients are used during production, to preserve the purity of flavor. All are fermented naturally (wild ferment with native yeast) and their ciders are made without any additions (including no added sulfites) and without any filtration - true to natural wine making philosophies.
- Dry-to-Sweet Scale: Dry
- Tannins: Medium-Minus
- Acidity: Medium Plus
- 🍎🍐 Varieties: Crabapples, Quince, Blue Pearmain, and King
- Features: Blend, Co-Ferment, and No Sulfites Added
- ABV: 7.1%
- Format: 750 mL Bottle
- Shipping available across U.S.
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