2021 - Combo
2021 - Combo
Hugely refreshing spring summer drinking: juicy orchard fruits struck through with the acidity of Pinot Blanc & Chardonnay, and a pleasing, mouth-watering grip.
Cuvée: Combo
Style: Sparkling / Cider
Colour: Skins
Grapes/Blend: Apples, Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay
ABV: 8.2%
Vintage: 2021
Winemaking: A pétillant co-ferment of cider (77%) and wine (33%) from 2021. The cider was made using a blend of apple varieties from two traditional, unsprayed orchards in Somerset and Devon. Apples were collected by hand from the orchard floor late in the season and directly milled and pressed. The juice was left to spontaneously ferment over the winter and blended with a small portion of wine, prior to bottling.
Pinot blanc and Chardonnay grapes were hand destemmed, foot trod and left to macerate for 10 days. The free run and press wine were transferred to amphora and left to spontaneously ferment over the winter. Prior to the end of fermentation, the wine was blended with the cider and bottled in the Spring of 2022 to finish fermentation and naturally carbonate. Bottled via gravity with zero additions.
Sulphur: None added