FRUIT CRU AIMÉ PÉT NAT CIDER 2023

Cidery notes
"Fruit cru is a small organic certified winery using traditional wine making techniques and applying them to locally sourced fruit. We’re located in Wellington, New Zealand at the southern most tip of the north island. Working exclusively with organic fruit means plenty of indigenous yeast and we use this exclusively for all our ferments. We co-ferment site specific varieties and finish them in bottle using the tried and true methode ancestale. Finally we age on lees for a minimum of six months. From the orchard to the winery we take utmost care with every ingredient to ensure the highest quality expression of Aotearoa’s finest produce. We guide the fruit with a gentle hand but ultimately it tells us the direction it wants to go.

Aimé is a semi carbonic berry blend and one of our most popular drops. This is the second iteration of this cuvée and the final release from our 2023 vintage. It's created as an ode to one of our favourite apples; the legendary Granny Smith. Well known for acidity and tang, we’ve balanced it out with Doyenne du Comice Pears and juicy blackcurrants for fruit forward juiciness. It’s been doing the rounds on tap for a wee while now in some of the best bars in Pōneke and now it’s time for a full release. Deep red in complexion and incredibly juicy Aimé is hard to say but easy to drink. It means love and we hope you love it too!"