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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7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle at home, from Elston & Son, 06/11/22. Murky Irn-Bru orange with a white cap that clears edgewards. Nose is funky apple, orchard wood, tannins, pear skins, apple core, trace of caramel. Taste comprises light funk, earthy apple, vinous tones, mellow funk, light spice, hay bale, toffee apple. Medium bodied, light spritzy carbonation, drying close. Solid.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Nov 2022 at 14:28

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
750ml bottle from Fine Cider Co. Orangey gold colour, bubbly white foam rim and aroma of apple, fruity, bittersweet, funk hint. Taste is tangy, apple, tart, fleshy, fruity, some barnyard funk, citric acidity and bittersweet tannin. Medium bodied, low carbonation, tart and tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Oct 2022 at 16:49

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
750ml bottle from Fine Cider Co. Orangey gold colour, white foam head that dissipates to a thin rim and aroma of fruity apple, alittle pulp and core, funk hint. Taste is sweet, juicy apple, fruity, orchardy, leathery funk and drying earthy tannin. Medium bodied, light carbonation, medium-dry finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Sep 2022 at 19:27

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle pour at crossover blendery. A clear golden yellow coloured pour with a small white head. Aroma is semi sweet, mellow funk, floral pear, white grape pollen. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, melon balls, white grape, clean pear. Light bark, palate is semi sweet, fine mellow carbonation. Nice light character easy drinking.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Aug 2022 at 15:57

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Sample, thanks to Danlo. Golden orange appearance. Gentle peachy aroma, lightly caramelised apple fruit to taste. Good juicy fruity cider overall, with light apricot hints. Decent.
Tried on 19 Jun 2022 at 17:17

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Panda at home, thanks to Danlo, 12/06/22. Almost clear golden with a thin white covering that veers edgewards. Nose is dusty apples, caramel, hint of vanilla, straw, herb. Taste comprises funky apple, tannins, straw, orchard wood, phenols, duty apples. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, light drying close. Solid cider.
Tried on 12 Jun 2022 at 18:48

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750ml bottle from Wilding Cider. Golden colour, thin white foam head that dissipates away and aroma of perry pear, fruity, some funk. Taste is sweetish, fruity, perry pear, with a honey-like note and mellow tannins. Medium bodied, low carbonation, medium-dry finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 23 May 2022 at 21:50

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750ml bottle from Cat in the Glass. Clear orange gold colour, no lasting head and aroma of fruity apple, juicy, light funk. Taste is sweetish, slightly tart, apple, fruity, juicy, orchardy, with hints of peach, light funk, and bittersweet drying tannins. Oily mouthfeel, medium bodied, low carbonation, minerally dry tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 15 May 2022 at 18:37

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750ml bottle from Cat in the Glass. Pours an orangey gold colour, white foam head that dissipates away and aroma of apple, musty, pulpy, some caramel hints. Taste is tangy, juicy apple, fleshy, fruity, some acidity and drying tannins. Medium bodied, light carbonation, drying tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 08 May 2022 at 17:21

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750ml bottle from Cat in the Glass. Hazy orange colour, no head and aroma of acetic, apple, barnyard funk. Taste is sweetish, tangy, apple, orchardy, horseblanket funky, with mellow bittersweet tannins. Medium bodied, low carbonation, funky finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 06 May 2022 at 20:04