Wilding Cider

Cidery in Chew Magna, Somerset, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2018

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Wilding Orchard, Westfield Farm, Limeburn Hill, Chew Magna, BS40 8QW, England
Description
Wilding Cider is made by Beccy & Sam Leach, of former restaurant fame with their wonderful Bristol restaurant Birch. We are orchard cider makers and farmers, based in Chew Magna, North Somerset. We grow mostly Somerset cider apple varieties in traditional orchards, managing them in a careful organic way.

After some years of hobby cider making we went full time in 2018 and scaled up production to 6,500 litres with fruit from our own 4.5 acre orchard and three other orchards around Somerset.

​Fruit 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.

We mostly bottle cider in 75cl sparkling wine bottles and mature for at least a year before release.

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7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Bottle shared at cbj beer tasting. Many thanks. A light hazed golden orange coloured pour with a a loose white head. Aroma is semi sweet. Juicy apple fruit, candy, brown sugars, apple pips. Flavour is composed of, dry pithy apple, chalky, green apple. Palate is super dry, tangy green apple, fizzy green apple, parafin. Tangy. Airy carbonation. Lovely.
Tried on 22 Jan 2025 at 21:20

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Tried on 05 Jan 2025 at 14:57

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
750ml bottle pour at Edinburgh Cider Salon, Montrose Restaurant, 01Dec2024. Pale golden colour, no lasting head and aroma of apple, funk. Taste is appley, fruity, fleshy, with some barnyard funk, acidity and tannin. Medium bodied, low carbonation, dry tart & tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Dec 2024 at 21:13

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
750ml bottle pour at Edinburgh Cider Salon, Montrose Restaurant, 01Dec2024. Hazed golden colour, thin white foam rim and aroma of apple, funk. Taste is sweet, ripe apples, fruit, core, funky, with some acidity and dry tannins. Medium bodied, light carbonation, dry fruity funky tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Dec 2024 at 21:11

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
750ml bottle from Cork & Cask. Deep orangey gold colour, white foam head and aroma of apple, farmyard, funk. Taste is sweetish, tangy, tart, apple, fleshy, core, with barnyard funk, wood, and drying tannins. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry tart & tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Dec 2024 at 22:18

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
750ml bottle pour at Edinburgh Cider Salon, Montrose Restaurant, 01Dec2024. Golden colour, thin bubbly rim and aroma of apple flesh. Taste is appley, fleshy, fruity, with oaky barrel notes and drying bittersweet tannins. Medium bodied, light carbonation, very dry tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Dec 2024 at 22:00

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
750ml bottle pour at Edinburgh Cider Salon, Montrose Restaurant, 01Dec2024. Golden colour, thin white foam rim and aroma of apple, musty, fruit. Taste is sweetish, tangy, apple, orchardy, with a meaty funk note, some acidity and bittersharp tannins. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry bitter tannic finish. Very drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Dec 2024 at 21:32

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Panda from Danlo, cheers Ed. Pours gold with minor white foam. Aroma: perry pear, fruity, mild funk. Taste: bittersweet, tangy, perry pear, oak, funky, mildly sharp/acidic, light tannins. Medium body with low carbonation.
Tried on 13 Nov 2024 at 23:07

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
14/11/2024. Bottle shared by Colin, cheers. Pours very slightly hazy orange amber with a few bubbles. Aroma is funky, fleshy apple, tangy, orange, twiggy, straw. Moderate sweetness, light tartness, slightly citric and drying. Medium body, low carbonation. Good.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Nov 2024 at 18:33

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
14/11/2024. Bottle shared by Colin, cheers. Pours clear pale gold with a few bubbles. Aroma is peary, baked, caramel, citrus, lightly funky, peachy, hedgerow. Medium sweetness, light tartness. Medium body, light carbonation. Nice sweet tart brown sugary finish. Very nice.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Nov 2024 at 18:32