BURROW HILL STOKE RED BOTTLE FERMENTED CIDER 50CL 6%

Burrow Hill say ... ?The Stoke Red is a completely different beast from the Medium Dry, pouring busily with a bright, copper colour and a thick mousse which settled into a really playful sparkle. The aroma is lean with toasted nuts; waxy, red apple skins; and delicate hints of ginger and oak. But more than that, it transported me to memories of being in a barn during the pressing season ? that visceral sensation that only the best food and drinks draw out. This cider is bone dry, and I really love dry ciders, but it took me aback with it?s dryness at first. It?s taut and crisp across the palate with wood and leather at first but softening into that beautiful Stoke Red fruit. Again this cider is a wonderful expression of the fruit within. Burrow Hill Stoke Red is a bottle-fermented sparkling dry cider produced in Somerset, England. Made from 100% Stoke Red apples, this cider goes through a year-long secondary fermentation in the bottle ? after which the yeast is carefully disgorged. The result is a bone-dry, velvety and full-bodied cider with notes of blood orange and woody spiciness that can be enjoyed with food or as an aperitif. The Stoke Red cuts to the core of Burrow Hill?s cider philosophy. Presenting a single variety that is grown in their orchards and then bottle fermented and aged in their cellars for two years. The result here is very deliberate, cider can age with such grace and Burrow Hill have placed their trust in not only the fruit but every aspect of this cidermaking practices knowing the rewards won?t be reaped for years to come.