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Dutton Estate

Dutton Estate
2022 Hard Apple Cider, Sonoma County

Pair this wine with:
Fish Pork

Category: Common Cider

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 7.4%
88 Points
Silver Medal
Highly Recommended
$3
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Dutton Estate
2022 Hard Apple Cider, Sonoma County

Pair this wine with:
Fish Pork

Category: Common Cider

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 7.4%
Golden yellow color. Aromas and flavors of golden delicious apple, honeysuckle, and green tea with lemon and apple blossom honey with a velvety, crisp, spritzy, dryish medium body and a tingling, intriguing, medium-length finish manifesting notes of yellow apple skins, green tea with lemon, and green apple and lemon sweet tarts. Good balance of flavors with a nice acidity, this will make a tasty aperitif as well as prove very sessionable with a wide range of fares.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Crisp & Lively
Aroma Aroma: golden delicious apple, honeysuckle, and green tea with lemon and apple blossom honey
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of yellow apple skins, green tea with lemon, and green apple and lemon sweet tarts
Sweetness Sweetness: Dryish
Enjoy Enjoy: Now on its own and with food
Recipes Pairing: Pork Chops, Veggie Frittata, Grilled Salmon
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Good balance of flavors with a nice acidity, this will make a tasty aperitif as well as prove very sessionable with a wide range of fares.

The Producer

Dutton Estate Winery

The Producer
8757 Green Valley Rd
Sebastopol, CA 95472
USA
1 707-829-9463

Common Cider

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Serve in a Pokal
Common ciders range in alcohol from 4-8% and typically feature dominant apple aromas and flavors. Most are not dry, but also not cloying, with a sweet, medium body and acidity. This style is what the majority of consumers associate with hard cider. The descriptor 'common' is in reference to the types of apples used to produce these ciders, rather than in reference to its quality of ready availability. Common ciders are produced from culinary table apples, typically including varietals such as Golden Delicious, Jonathan and Macintosh to name a few.