7.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle. Clear gold with a white head that’s soon at the rim. Fine bead. Aroma nectarines, bracken and spices as well as hay, line and gooseberries. Medium bodied, carbonation is quite high - higher than it looks. Sweetness balanced with sourness then rounded off by a woody, dryish and mildly gooseberry astringent finish. There’s apricot and hay, under-ripe nectarine, twiggy spices. At first it seemed like a little drier and/or bitter at the end might have suited but the balance works well with cheese and after a time is deeply refreshing.