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 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
750ml bottle from Fine Cider Co. Hazy orangey gold colour, afew short-lived bubbles on top and aroma of apple, fruity, funk, slight muck hint. Taste is sweet, apple, fruity, juicy, with some orchardy barnyard funk and bittersweet tannins. Medium bodied, low carbonation, medium-dry funky tannic finish,. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Mar 2023 at 20:54

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
750ml bottle from Fine Cider Co. Orange gold colour, no lasting head and aroma of mucky funk, fruity apple. Taste is sweet, fruity, cooked apple, syrupy, then funky, horseblanket, mucky, leather notes, and citric, slightly tart, with some drying tannins. Oily mouthfeel, medium bodied, low carbonation, medium-dry funky light tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Mar 2023 at 20:20

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
750ml bottle from Fine Cider Co. Clear golden colour, afew short-lived bubbles on top and aroma of fruity apple, alittle funk. Taste is slightly tart, fruity, apple, tangy, with woody notes, some horsey barnyard funk, and sharp drying tannins. Medium bodied, low carbonation, dry tart & tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Mar 2023 at 18:16

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
750ml bottle from Fine Cider Co. Hazy orange colour, some short-lived bubbles on top and aroma of fruity apple, orchardy, funk, mucky hint. Taste is sweetish, fruity, apple, juicy, with farmhouse funk, leather, earthy orchard, green wood, alittle citric tartness and lots of drying tannins. Medium bodied, low carbonation, drying tart and tannic at the finish. Very drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Mar 2023 at 18:11

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Panda 🐼 at home big thanks to Colin. A hazed deep orange coloured pour with a halo of white head. . Aroma is semi sweet, melow funk, bark frunky apple, little horsey funk. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, woody, dry bark, tangy apple, bark, horsey funk, twist of lmeon, nice funk. Palate is semi sweet, light tart, mellow carbonation, spicy finish. Nice.
Tried on 05 Mar 2023 at 22:32

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Panda courtesy of Theydon_Bois, cheers Colin! Deep orangey gold colour, no head and aroma of apple, funk, herbal, mucky. Taste is sweet, tangy, apple, funky, barnyard, with some sharp citric tartness and drying tannin. Medium bodied, low carbonation, dry tart & tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried on 23 Feb 2023 at 22:37

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750ml bottle. Pale golden colour, no head and aroma of fruity perry pear. Taste is sweet, fruity, pear, floral, fleshy, hints of strawberry, with mellow acidity. Medium bodied, low carbonation, medium sweet finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Feb 2023 at 22:12

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle at home, from Elston & Son online, 19/02/23. Another carrot fruit smoothie mix kind of looker with no head. Nose is funky apple, herb, hedgerow, bitter sweet tones, farmyard. Taste comprises tarte apple, light clove, modest funk, hay bale, orchard wood. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, light drying close with some light acidity. Solid depth of flavour to this one.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Feb 2023 at 16:05

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Tried on 15 Jan 2023 at 22:17

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Panda at home, thanks to Fergus, 07/01/23. Almost clear golden copper with a just off white head that dissipates to bubbles at the edge of the glass. Nose is crisp apple, farmyard esters, light funk, orchard wood, burnt caramel. Taste comprises orchard wood, barnyard notes, light dung effect, apple skins, vinous, tannins, funk, bitter sweet apple. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close with a good funky rasp. Solid stuff.
Tried on 07 Jan 2023 at 15:23