Babouche 2019

Babouche from Wilding Cider is an ancestral method, dry sparkling cider from 2019. The blend is built around Dabinett (55%) and Browns (30%) apples, with a little Chisel Jersey (15%) to add structure. Aromatically this is pretty classic Dabinett, with orange flesh, orchard floor, leathery tannins, with Browns bringing its distinctive light fruity character and lovely acidity. Each variety is pressed separately and blended as they are ready, fermentation is done all together in stainless steel before bottling to finish the fermentation in the bottle. There is a light sediment left over from disgorging, but it drinks well. Great as an aperitif, or with fried food like fish and chips, it's also great with oysters. Drink chilled but not too cold. Wilding Cider are orchard cider makers and farmers, based in Chew Magna, North Somerset. They grow mostly Somerset cider apple varieties in traditional orchards, managing them in a careful organic way. ‚ÄãFruit is picked from the ground in the old way, let mature and fully ripen before pressing, and then fermented gently and slowly with wild yeasts, no sulphites and plenty of time.