Madrone Cellars - Local Blend Cider (750 mL)
Madrone Cellars - Local Blend Cider (750 mL)
Madrone Cellars' Local Blend Cider is a dry, sparkling cider made from a blend of heritage & cider apples from the San Juan Islands. Barrel fermented & aged in neutral French oak for 6 months.
Made from a blend of San Juan Island grown apples: 36% Island Heritage Apples, 25% Spartan, 20% Liberty, 14% King, 3% Golden Russet, and 2% Kingston Black.
Dry and sparkling, best in a wine glass and allowed to warm up a touch. Orchard floor, farmhouse cider on the nose. Dry with medium tannins and acidity. Flavor notes of big citrus peel, mouthwatering acid, Salish sea salinity, balancing tannins.
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
- Acidity: Medium
- 🍎🍐 Varieties: Spartan, King, Liberty, Golden Russet, and Kingston Black
- Features: Blend and Barrel Aged
- ABV: 7.2%
- Format: 750 mL Bottle
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