Hoenshof

Cidery in Borgloon, Limburg, Belgium 🇧🇪

Established in 2002

Contact
Helshovenstraat 18, Borgloon, 3840, Belgium
Description
Bij Hoenshof wordt voluit geëxperimenteerd met zeer diverse assemblages op vaten van eikenhout, kersenhout, graniet en leem. In 2018 maakten ze ook de eerste Belgische oranje wijn. Daarnaast maakt domein Hoenshof sublieme zoete wijnen met frisse zuren. De ijswijnen van appel, peer en druif genieten grote faam.

De Hoenshofwijnen kapen jaarlijks medailles weg in de wedstrijd voor beste Belgische wijn. In 2017 behaalden ze de gouden medaille voor de Cuvée d’Amour, latest harvest, en een zilveren medaille voor de Pinot Gris Barrique. In 2019 won de rode wijn Stierenbloed een gouden medaille.

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7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Bottle shared at goodbye Kollektiv tasting. Clear light golden. Dry pear, alcohol, vanilla, lots of oak, honey, dry herbal green pear skin. Over medium sweet, medium bitter. Full bodied, quite boozy. Interesting but not great.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Dec 2024 at 14:45


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

15/VIII/20 - 75cl bottle @ Belgian Beer Geek Gathering Summer 2020, BB: n/a, Lot nr: 20191002 (2020-765) Thanks to 77ships for sharing the bottle!

Little cloudy blond cider, yellowish big aery irregular off-white head, unstable, falls down, non adhesive. Aroma: lots of CO2, very fruity, lots of fresh apples, apple skin, very nice stuff! MF: very lively carbon, medium body. Taste: bit sourish, lots of fresh apples, some apple skin, soft bitterness. Aftertaste: lots of apple juicy, more apple skin, some tannins.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Aug 2020 at 13:40


7.5
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

2018 edition. Pours unclear, pale yellow, smell is full, funky, raw, apples. Taste is full, intense, tart, mild apple. Dry, medium high carbo. Very interesting and a nice sipping Cider.

Tried on 29 Jul 2020 at 11:33


7.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Pours unclear, hazy yellow pale. Smell is full, gentle, apple, skins. Taste is full, sharp, dry, acidic. Very light fruityness.

Tried on 29 Jul 2020 at 11:30


7.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Pours unclear rosé. Sharp, refined scent. Skins, very vineous. Taste is full, sharp, high carbo. Dry, mild fruits. very vineous. Champagne like sparkle. Very dry, complex cider.

Tried on 29 Jul 2020 at 11:09