Disco Nouveau PET NAT Little Pomona 750ml 2024

From the maker: ‘Cider isn’t merely a summer beverage; it’s a joy all year round – a fact that Disco Nouveau 2024 seeks to emphasise.We pressed the season’s first ripe Discovery apples on a sun-kissed late-August day, fermenting the juice as it entered the tank. Later, we blended in a modest 3% component of the cherished Foxwhelp to amplify the cider’s acidity and red-fruit tones.’

The cider’s name is a reference to Beaujolais Nouveau, with its similarly vibrant, fruity flavours and low tannin, as a result of quick, wild fermentation of lovely, ripe fruit.

Disco Nouveau is about encapsulating the unadulterated essence of the Discovery apple. Notes of strawberries- fresh and candied, with whipped cream. A beautiful creaminess to its texture and a light, refreshing sparkle.

This is very versatile with food. It would generally make the perfect picnic accompaniment, but would also be lovely with dishes that offer a refreshing contrast, try with bright salads, or Thai flavours, such as pad Thai.

Each apple is hand-picked and hand-selected. The fruit is aged in small crates until the balance of acid, sugar and tannin is just right, before milling and pressing commences. The high-quality fruit and natural yeasts do the work from there. The ciders ferment slowly, often aged in old oak barrels and can be left to mature for months, or even years.

Founded by Susanna and James Forbes in 2014; they began in their dream orchard in Thornbury, North Herefordshire, with 120 trees with four classic apple varieties. They embarked on a quest from there to focus on a wider range of traditional varieties, the best quality fruit and using natural methods to fashion ciders and perries with complexity and purity. Their aim was to make ciders with the character and structure to match food, ciders for all seasons, and ciders worthy of celebrating with. They now achieve this so consistently across a brilliantly wide range of styles. Try any Pomona cider and you won't be disappointed.