My bottle is from the 2023 vintage, and 6.5%. Uncapping produces aroma not only of oak, but root veg – sweet potato and parsnip especially. Frizzante fizz in glass, pale in colour. Dryness comes out in the aroma – chalky with light acid. Flavours are reticent on first sip. In fact the first thing i notice is the mouthfeel bubblier than expected, and texture a touch watery. Tannins are well-apparent from the off, though not aggressive. As the mouth accustoms to the texture, gentle flavours of chalk and mildly bitter apples and raspberries hold the strongest, while the finish has citrus pith, rhubarb, oak, and faint liquorice. This can fairly be described as dry, though not puckeringly so. Neither the strength of flavours nor the alcohol blow your head off – this could comfortably pass for well less than 6% - and with a good balance of delicate flavours, that is no sin. The texture's a separate matter, with the carbonation feeling like a distraction from the mineral flavour rather than a complement to it. It's a testament to the character of the taste that this doesn't much inhibit savouring a tasty and elegant pint.
Reviewed on 10 Jan 2026
