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Troddenvale - Petit Cider

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Producer Troddenvale
Country USA
Region Virginia
Type Cider
Sku 25931
Size 750ml
ABV 8.40%
 

Fruit
100% Virginia Hewe’s Crab

Orchard Sites
75% Silver Creek Orchard - Nelson County, 960’ elevation
25% Countryside Farm & Nursery - Augusta County, 1260’ elevation

Vinification
All fruit was ground and directly pressed to neutral French oak on August 30th, shortly after being picked a week prior. After completing a native primary fermentation, two of three barrels saw Bâtonnage for several months and the third was left undisturbed through out its five and a half month élevage. In early February of 2021, the barrels were racked off their gross and fine lees, blended in tank, and bottled still with an addition of 18ppm of SO2. Bottles were rested for an additional ten months before releasing.

Notes
2020 provided us one of the leaner years of VHC we have worked with to date. Yields were low and fruit came with less color and lower sugars levels. Initially we thought this might have lead to an underwhelming vintage but we ended up with a far more balanced and finessed rendition of our favorite single-varietal cider. VHC’s pure character shows through on this bottling, yielding more acidity and less sorbitol than the past two years. Where most years all barrels end up going through malolactic fermentation, we elected to only stir a portion of the barrels and saw full Malo on only one. The resulting Petite Cider is potentially our finest to date; providing more clarity and higher tones while still retaining the chewy body we love of VHC.

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