Sundström Cider

Hudson Valley

Leif Sundström runs one of the country’s most forward-thinking cideries, focused on varietal typicity, terroir, promotion of improved variety selection in the orchard, progressive orchard practices, and minimalist cellar work. Working with sustainably grown, heirloom apple varieties from historical cider-producing regions around New York State, he makes small quantities of dry, vinous ciders. They are complex, textural, acid-driven, and meant to age and evolve in bottle. Leif’s work is animated by his search for “the impacts of terroir and agriculture on cider’s ultimate potential.”

Sundström Cider 2017 Cider/Cider

This cider is a blend of 75% Rhode Island Greening & 25% Northern Spy apples. It was fermented slowly over 6 weeks before aging in tank, on the gross lees, for over 5 months. The cider was racked for bottling with no fining or filtration. The final cider is refermented in the bottle, a la Traditional Method (without disgorgement), to produce a lightly sparkling cider that has bright fruit backed with mineral, dried meadow flowers and kaffir lime. It is incredibly refreshing and surprisingly long, with a delicate phenolic structure that keeps one salivating for more. Think non-pink rosé, a more refreshing prosecco, a truly dry wine made from apples that has real fruit acids and savory texture.

  • 2017
  • Northern Spy, Rhode Island Greening
  • United States
  • Western New York
  • Lake Ontario Region
  • Abendroth Orchard
  • Loam
  • Stainless steel
  • Stainless steel
  • 0.2
  • 750 ml

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