Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
750ml bottle from Ross on Wye, for #rgpm. Sparkling, golden amber colour, thin white foam head and aroma of pear, wood, earth, funk. Taste is sweet & tart, perry pear, fruity, very drying tannic and earthy, alittle funk, with a woody oak barrel note. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, dry tannic fruity peary finish. Nicely drinkable.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
750ml bottle from Ross on Wye. Golden colour, short-lived bubbly white foam head and aroma of oak, apple, wood barrel, funk. Taste is sweetish, tangy, apple, oaky, vanilla, wood barrel, with some funk hints, orangey juicy notes and drying bittersweet tannins. Medium bodied, low carbonation, dry oaked tangy tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Panda at home, thanks to Ed Danlo, 20/10/24. Clear golden to copper topped with a fast escaping white head. Nose is bitter apple, hedgerow, damp oak, light farmyard nip. Taste comprises crisp apple, light smoke, damp oak, herb, apple core, earthy, tannins, light funk. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close. Tidy.
Süss, mostig, fein
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
750ml bottle from Ross on Wye. For #rgpm. Sparkling, clear pale yellow gold colour, short-lived bubbly head and aroma of perry pear, tropical fruits, citric, floral, funk. Taste is tangy, tart, perry pears, tropical notes, passionfruit, pineapple, some grapefruit citrus, with acidity and tannin. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, dry tart citric & bitter tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
750ml bottle from Ross on Wye. Sparkling, pale yellow golden colour, thin white foam head and aroma of apple, minerals, lemon citric hints, funk. Taste is sweetish and tart, apple, iodine, citrusy, zest, with wood barrel, peaty, oak ,melon and zingy acidity. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, dry zesty citric acidic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
500ml bottle from Ross on Wye. Pressed Nov 23, Bottled July 2024. Batch F70. Pale yellow gold colour, no lasting head and aroma of apple & mucky funk. Taste is fleshy apple, with fruity lychee, grapefruit, some grassy notes, farmyard funk and zesty acidity. Light bodied, medium carbonation, drying tart acidic finish. Quite drinkable.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
500ml bottle from Ross on Wye. Pressed Oct 2023, Bottled March 2024. Batch F52 at 6.7%. Bright orange colour, fizzing thin white foam head and aroma of apple, caramel, funk. Taste is tangy, apple, fruit, fleshy, with alittle orchardy funk, some drying acidity and tannin. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, dry tart & tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
500ml bottle from Ross on Wye. Sparkling, pale golden colour, fizzy white foam head that quickly dissipates away and aroma of apple, fleshy, funk hint. Taste is sweet, fruity, apple, some fudge, caramel notes and tart acidity. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, drying fleshy acidic finish. Quite drinkable.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
750ml bottle from Ross on Wye, for #rgpm. Clear sparkling pale golden colour, short-lived fizzy white bubbly head and aroma of perry pear, fleshy, floral, citric. Taste is sweetish & tart, perry pear, fruity, flowery, wood, acetic funk hints, with citrusy acidity and some drying tannins. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, dry peary tart and tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.