2021 Patois Cider 'Bricolage' Virginia, United States Mariotti alongside regional love letters

alongside regional love letters

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Terroir: Multiple parcels (Les Millerands

The Rossos is a blend of Nebbiolo and Dolcetto from organically farmed vineyards

It is precise and chalk-driven

2021 Patois Cider 'Bricolage' Virginia, United States Mariotti alongside regional love lettersAlbemarle, Augusta, Highland, and Nelson Counties This cider is the central focus of the project. We forage from a wide range of unsprayed crab, heirloom, and seedling apple trees scattered around predominantly rocky soils at higher elevations. A cuve of chance and discovery determined by the creative chaos of any given harvest. After near total frost losses in 2020, the trees held a reserve of energy to set a phenomenal crop. Warm summer temperatures