About the Producer
Nashoba Valley Winery was started back in 1893 by Jack Partridge; the family operated this until 1995 when they sold it to the current owners Rich and Cindy Pelletier. The winery grows Chardonnay, Riesling, St Croix, Cab Franc and Vignoles grapes in addition to many type of apples, peaches and nectarines.
I have no idea when the winery grew into a distillery, but they claim to have MA DSP-1 and that they are the oldest farm distillery in MA. The distillery makes 2 different grapes brandies, pear and apple brandies, malt whiskies, vodka rum and gin.
Details
- 40% abv
- Aged 10 years in European oak. Unclear if French or Hungarian.
- Double distilled using a 250 gal hybrid pot/column still from Vendome and an 80 gal Carl still.
Nose
Very winey like a not very tart white wine, Maybe a Riesling. A bit of funky fruitiness with overripe apricots and mangoes. Some vanilla. Has an effervescent quality to it. Medium intensity. Good for 40%
Palate
Flavors are identical to the nose, white wine and over ripe fruits with some vanilla ice cream. Light bodied and lightly sweet. Has a balanced favor and medium intensity. More than expected for 40%. Texture is slightly oily but also a bit thin. Good, not great.
Finish
Short with dry vanilla and some bitterness.
Rating: 5
Overall
Solid if you like a distillate driven brandy. Not much oak given it’s 10 years old. I expect they use some heavy re-use barrels. Very winey and fruity if that’s your thing.; Recommend giving it a try in a tasting if you are out in the area.
1 | Disgusting | So bad I poured it out.
2 | Poor | I wouldn’t consume by choice.
3 | Bad | Multiple flaws.
4 | Sub-par | Not bad, but many things I’d rather have.
5 | Good | Good, just fine.
6 | Very Good | A cut above.
7 | Great | Well above average
8 | Excellent | Really quite exceptional.
9 | Incredible | An all time favorite
10 | Perfect | Perfect
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