Pouring a brilliantly clear gold, this English cider fills the nose with a fresh orchard aroma: Sweet and tart red apple mingle with rustic farmhouse scents. Sweet apple lands on the tongue first and picks up threads of tartness as it stretches across the tongue; a musty earthiness rises in the middle, tempering those livelier flavors. Drying tannins settle in toward the back, pairing with the tartness for an engagingly arid swallow. Finishing crisp and dry on the tongue, subtle apple notes are all that remain.
