[Most] Wanted

Manufaktur Jörg Geiger "Most Wanted" (4.5% ABV, 750ml). This is a German (Swabian) mixed apple & pear cider made exclusively from fruit harvested at local meadow orchards (Streuobstwiesen). The name of the cider is a wordplay on the German term for young fermented fruit juice, called "Most". Pours a very pale greenish yellow, much like a Sauvignon blanc. Aroma of ripe pears and slightly tart apples, hints of oak, gum. Light body, moderate fizz. Dry and lemony on the palate: notes of white grapes, sour apples, faint oak. High acidity. Finish is dry, too, but less sour, leading to a faintly lemony, slightly tannic aftertaste. Refreshing, but really tastes more like a white wine spritzer. Unusual. 7/10.