Floral Terranes - Harbor Hill Moraine Still Cider 2023 750ml (7% ABV)

Erik Longabardi and Benford Lepley, both Long Island natives, started Floral Terranes in 2017 out of a shared passion for fruit foraging and fermentation. Their ciders and wines, made in Erik's garage in Roslyn, are a by-product of their deep interest in the conservation of land and fruit trees on an ever-developing Long Island. For their cider production, they forage apples from an array of sites - ranging from one-off roadside trees to residential yards to small orchards. The incorporation of wine production with their ciders was a natural progression. Through the years, they have developed relationships with a number of growers on the North Fork and are now sourcing fruit from an unnamed site, referred to as 'Elijah Vineyard' in Mattituck, NY, less than a mile from the Long Island Sound. It's surrounded by abandoned farmland, vineyards, organic vegetable farms, and tree nurseries.

All of their still ciders are naturally fermented and allowed to go through their complete malolactic fermentation. They are aged in glass demijohns and neutral barrels before being hand-bottled.

---------------

Erik and Benford of Floral Terranes source apples from small orchards on Long Island to create true small-batch ciders as a passion project. 'Harbor Hill Moraine' is entirely from apples fallen or picked at Elisabeth Orchards in Orient. The trees here are all over 40 years old trees, unsprayed and maintained organically, hand-pruned, with apple selection taking place throughout mid October to mid November of 2023. The varietals used are Grimes Golden, Ben Davis, and a mystery red-fleshed apple. All of their still ciders are naturally fermented and allowed to go through their complete malolactic fermentation. They are aged in glass demijohns and neutral barrels before being hand-bottled. 

spicy, herbal, complex, brisk, a unique and delicious still cider, very small production, finessed, bright, a cider for wine fans, especially if you dig Jura wines.