6 bottle case of Chalkdown 2014 Extra-Lees-Aged

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Back in 2014, I put aside just a few hundred bottles of Chalkdown Cider to try an experiment - what if we left our cider to age on its lees for a really extended period - like five years? Could we create something really special?

Our “Chalkdown XLA” has all the hallmarks of our more recent vintages: fresh apples, balanced acidity and delicate bubbles. But the colour has started to take on a golden hue. The biscuity notes are more pronounced. The aroma and palate are more complex and the flavours linger on the palate for a long time.

How best to enjoy it? Well, certainly in a flute glass. Perhaps by yourself and lose yourself in the complex flavours and aromas that time has bestowed? Or with food - perhaps some cured meats or English cheeses? But then again it would make a wonderful gift - or a bottle to share with a close friend or lover?

A case of six would mean you could enjoy each of those and still have a bottle or two to spare.