2019 Vintage Perry
2019
Mouthfilling and slightly creamy the addition of a liqueur enhances the fruity notes.
Wine Details
- Vintage 2019
- Type Cider
- Volume 750ml
- Alcohol Volume 6.5%
- Closure Cork
- Winemaking
This is the melding of cider with traditional winemaking techniques. Pear juice is completely fermented to dryness in the primary fermentation. Prior to secondary fermentation in bottle, Traditional bottle fermented style – this Pear Cider was aged in a used oak cask for 5 months. After a further 12 months ageing on yeast lees it was riddled, disgorged and a liqueur added.
- Style
Perry is pear cider. Cloudy pear juice was used to give mouthfeel and body.
- Colour
A green tinge comes through with the pear cider
- Bouquet
The aroma is more of crisp pears than stewed fruit. The 2019 has a hit of Oak from the cask aging.
- Palate
The combination of higher alcohol, oak and bottle ageing with Pear Juice adds layers of complexity. Pears have complex sugars which lend mouthfeel and depth to the mid palate. Mouthfilling and slightly creamy the addition of a liqueur enhances the fruity notes.
