Capreolus Apricot Eau de Vie (Exclusive to Hedonism Wines) 2021
"Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of our dear friends, Hedonism Wines, we bring the essence of 23kg of wild fermented, English apricots to each litre of this stunning Eau de Vie. Grown locally in Worcestershire, hand picked, hand graded, fermented with 10% of the stones, all is elegance and balance.
The nose, a wave of the ripest of apricots; rich with great generosity, gliding effortlessly between weight and delicacy. The perception of sweetness is only enhanced by hints of sourness. Soaring floral notes combined with juice laden flesh bring a full sensory spectrum, slight hints of almond providing those grounding notes. An aroma that almost brings the sensation of sun on your skin.
Remarkably textured across the palate, an initial density bursts outwards in a floral explosion of sweet and sour apricot flesh. Mouth watering, floral spice and occasional hints of almond provide real structure and tension. Sensational in sensation; the textures of skin, juice and evocative of the paste like texture of meltingly ripe fruit."
Capreolus Distillery
Founded by Barney Wilczak, Capreolus is a Cotswolds-based distiller who put an obsession with quality at the very forefront of everything they do. Specialising in super-premium Eau de Vie, the team source only the finest local produce which are fermented using wild yeasts before being double distilled in a tiny copper pot. The results are intense, beguiling complex spirits that contain the very essence of the fruit from which they're crafted.
"It is much to my own bemusement that I find some of the world’s most respected sommeliers and bartenders championing us and placing us amongst the most iconic producers of wine and spirits". While Barney seems to have been blindsided by the praise and adulation his distillates are receiving, it's clear to anyone that tastes them there is something very special happening in Barney's tiny garden distillery.
In 2022, Hedonism Wines collaborated directly with Capreolus on a very special bottling of apricot Eaux de Vie, the first ever produced in England. Read our interview with Barney here.
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