6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Shared from bottle at home. Clear red with white ring head. Tart apples, soft fluffy sour berries, creamy earthy notes, goji, cranberry. Medium body and soft carbonation. Medium body and low carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Apr 2020
at 22:51
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Bottle shared. Clear deep reddish pink with fizzy pale pink head. Dry apple, tart apple, soft berries, a touch of lemon, soft herbal notes. Under medium sweet and also almost medium sour. Over light bodied. A bit bland but refreshing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Apr 2020
at 22:50
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
23/4/2020. Bottle. Got a half dozen of these around 2014, drank most then and this one was then carefully stored (vintage 285, from their (glory) days of independence). Pours deep golden amber with a small bubbly white head. Aroma is a rich, appley, a little woody, leathery and funky, with caramelised baked apple and dried fruits. Moderate to medium sweetness and a slight tart edge. Medium plus body, sticky, average carbonation. A light dryness to finish. Enjoyed this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Apr 2020
at 12:57
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
330ml bottle from trade courtesy of minutemat, cheers Mat! Reddish orange amber colour, bubbly white foam head that retains and aroma of sweet strawberry, musky, rosehip. Taste is sweet, strawberry, berry fruits, alittle tartness, along with musk and rosehip notes. Syrupy, medium bodied, high foamy carbonation, sweet berry finish. OK
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Apr 2020
at 19:48
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
330ml bottle from trade courtesy of minutemat, cheers Mat! Purple-red colour, no lasting head and aroma of blackberry, fruity, nettle hints. Taste is sweet, blackberry, berry fruits, tangy, apple, with some nettle notes. Syrupy mouthfeel, medium bodied, low carbonation, medium-sweet tart berry fruity finish. Quite OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Apr 2020
at 21:32
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
330ml bottle from Waitrose, shared with Soph at Haughmond Abbey during the Coronavirus lockdown. Clear purple looks. Light hedgerow berries on the nose. Typically syrupy Aspalls on the palate, moderately sweet with gentle blackberry presence alongside other assorted hedgerow berries, soft carbonation. Not getting too much nettle influence. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Mar 2020
at 19:00
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
50cl bottle from Abeervinum, Rimini, Italy. Pours cristal blonde, transparent, with no foam. Aroma is apple, with a delicate white wine feeling. Body is average, with good carbonation. Taste is delicate sweet, with a little acidity. Final is average.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Mar 2020
at 19:56
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
50cl bottle from Abeervinum, Rimini, Italy. Harvest 290. Pours intense gold with limited medium grained foam, white. Aroma is elegant, of apple. Body is fairly dense, with good carbonation. Taste is medium sweet. Final is average in length.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Mar 2020
at 20:38
6/10
Tried
on 07 Mar 2020
at 15:13
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle from Waitrose Newport, Shropshire. Pours clear gold, aroma lightly sweet, oily palate, crisp light apple, distant syrupy aspalls notes, gently sweet. Not too bad just a bit dry and empty in feel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Feb 2020
at 20:59