Slabtown – Chardonnay

Cider Profile:

Name: Slabtown – Chardonnay
Sampled May 2022

Brand:  Slabtown Cider Co. Type: Flavoured – Wine Infused Location of Brewing: Uxbridge, ON ABV: 7.5% Website Link: slabtowncider.com Ingredients: N/A Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/A Size(s) available: 750ml (bottle) Availability: Slabtown retail + online store Flavour: Chardonnay Colour:  Transparent lemon-lime hue Carbonation: Still with the odd non-moving bubble

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Cider Crate Tasting Notes:

Smell: Medium aroma. Wet barrel wood. Some white wine notes. Minimal bitter sharp apple.
Initial Taste: No bite, but some upfront acidity. Strong oak + barreling show up quick. Minimal apples that are dry and bitter sharp. Some fermentation + astringency.
After Taste: As bolder elements weaken, more defined white wine notes come through. Butter and plump grapes to finish.
On ice: Apples and oak lessened. More wine-focused but also a thinner body.

Additional Notes:  Slabtown’s barrel-aged Chardonnay is heavy on the barrel-aging experience upfront, ending more so on the chardonnay and wine elements to finish. With the body of a cider, it features minimal apples however, seeming to be all bitter sharp in varietal notes present. Some fermentation and wine astringency, along with the bold oak/wet barreling notes make this a mature offering (similar to their others in their barrel-aged series). It ends on more grape and chardonnay buttery notes as promised however, but overall pretty muted.

Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 1
Sour – 2.5
Crisp – 1
Dry – 4.5
Fruity – 2.5

Next recommendations:
More Sweet – Niagara Cider Co – Peach Chardonnay
More Sour – Steel Town – Bruto
More Dry – 
More Crisp – Front Road Cellars – Old Grizzly 

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