Cuvée Cider, Melchiori
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Cuvée Cider, Melchiori

Item # 49096 750 mL

A dry sparkling cider that drinks like a wine. This is vinous on the palate, perfumed, citrus-driven and minerally. A Metodo Classico cider. After the second fermentation in bottle, the cider aged on the lees for 6 months. The palate is pristine, complex and elegant. Pair this with a plate of cheese and charcuterie.
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Color
White
Country
Italy
Region
Trentino-Alto Adige
Sub-Region
Trentino
Producer
Melchiori
Grape Variety
Apple
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Staff Pick Notes

Cider is a weird and varied category with 2 important questions that need answers: Is this Funky? No. Is this Sweet? No. With that out of the way, what more can I say? Well, this cider is delicious and has a nice crispness that pairs well with food. A bit of lee aging gives this a wonderful textural component without getting in the way of the overall light, crisp nature of the cider. This comes from a family owned Cidery up in the Alps north of Trentino. Apples and cider making were first brought to Italy by Julius Caesar from his travels to what is now Brittany in northwestern France.

- JGM

Glossary

Trentino-Alto Adige

Crossing the historic boundary between Italy and Austria, Trentino-Alto-Adige is in fact comprised of two autonomous regions (Trentino and Alto-Adige). The swath of land was returned to Italy after World War I, and the two regions have been lumped together in the winemaking world ever since. Alto-Adige, the northernmost half of the region, retains great pride in its Germanic heritage, evidenced by the dual language bottle labels appearing in the region. The region is most famous for its...

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