Patois Cider Bent Mountain Virginia 2021

If Virginia is for lovers, Patois Cider may specifically be a love-letter to its fallen apples. Partners Patrick and Danielle are based in Crozet, Virginia, in the heart of apple country. Not owning land themselves, they opt to forage instead, believing that sourcing heirloom fruit is an exploration of the historic knowledge gifted to us by the past and a simultaneous commitment to the success of future ecosystems of flora, faun, and family. Bent Mountain has produced apples since the mid-19th century, and this cider hails from unsprayed Albemarle Pippin apples from 40-80 year old trees. This cider is pure magic and alchemy, a lush balance of cleansing sage and bruised pineapple. If the apples from Shel Silverstein’s Giving Tree were fermented with native yeasts and aged for 5 months in neutral French oak, this may be the resulting libation. This cuvee is refermented in the traditional method with its own yeast culture and organic cane sugar. Expect 12 months of sur lattes aging before being riddled and hand-disgorged. Low-intervention/natural cider.