Grandview 2019

"Grandview" is an aged variation on our first vintage, "Yeti". We hand gleaned the fruit mid-August, 2019, from an abandoned orchard of mostly Gravenstein and Rome apples, likely planted in the 1950s at the top of Grandview Road in Sebastopol, California. The orchard was secured by our tree steward and guide, Yeti, and with the help of friends, Jack Donoghue and David Jacob Kramer, we gleaned about six macrobins of primarily red Gravenstein. We pressed the apples with Darek Trowbridge at Old World Winery and left the unpressed apple pomace in insulated fermentation bins to macerate for two days. The difference between Yeti, which aged for six weeks, in that Grandview was aged in neutral oak for one year. When we bottled, we dosaged the cider with fresh-pressed juice after which the cider finally bottle conditioned for around three months. The final cuvee is a cleaner, brighter cider than Yeti, with fruit on the nose and a dry finish. Separating it from the heard, it has dimensional hints of bret and acid on behalf of the natural climate both magically and technically fostered by Darek at his beautiful winery.

Harvested on August 18th, 2019, day of ☾, in the hours of ♄♃♂☉♀☿ and August 22nd, 2019, the day of ♃, in the hours of ♂☉♀☿

Pressed on August 21st, 2019, the day of ♀, in the hours of ☉♀☿ and on August 23rd, the day of ☉ during the hours of ♃♂☉♀☿☾

Bottled on September 10th 2020, on the day of ♃ in the hours of ♂☉♀☿☾♃♂☉♀☿☾♃♂

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