Txalaparta
Domaine Bordatto Etxaldea in Jaxu, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France 🇫🇷
Cider - Dry Regular|
Score
7.43
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Has a distinct apple fragrance yet stays complex thanks to its roasted undertones. The fresh and dynamic start gives way to a beautiful metallic flavour that ends with elegant tannins. The bubbles stay delicate.
Selected from two varieties of local apples: apez sagarra with a tannic body and great finesse, its intensity and aromatic expression are generous, and eztika for its fruitiness and completeness.
Cider Making Process :
Slowly pressed, cleared, then fermented in barrels for 5 months, use exclusively indigenous yeast cultures. The dregs stirred by hand with wooden pole.
Tasting :
It tastes like a finely polished dry white wine. It goes well with simple fishes and seafood , some types of Bayonne ham or basque pork, white meat and certain types of cheeses (goat, soft cheeses) Drink chilled, store the bottle away from light at a temperature below 15�-16�C. Every bottle is dated.
(This description was copied from the website describing the 2017 vintage at the time)
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Svesse (15611) reviewed Txalaparta from Domaine Bordatto Etxaldea 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
(Bottle, vintage 2015, 5.5%) Pale amber colour with big, but quickly disappearing, off-white head. Fruity, spicy nose with apples, orange, honey, oak wood and a touch of clove. Fruity, spicy, tart taste with notes of apples, apple skin, citrus peel, honey, oak wood, clove, a touch of funk and a dry finish with a generous acidity. Medium body, dry. Tasty and complex, with a fresh acidity. Very nice.
oh6gdx (50921) reviewed Txalaparta from Domaine Bordatto Etxaldea 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle@SBWF2013. Slightly hazy golden colour with a minor quickly vanishing white head. Aroma is some funk, mild sweet apple juice with some caramel and a bit wooden tones. Flavour is dry wooden, some sweet apple juice, mild tartish green apple skins with some slight funk to it.
sjogro (11831) ticked Txalaparta (2016) from Domaine Bordatto Etxaldea 4 years ago
Unclear golden with small bubble ring. Dry and wry apple, meally, dry, some rubberband.
sjogro (11831) ticked Txalaparta from Domaine Bordatto Etxaldea 4 years ago
Vintage 2016. Unclear golden with small bubble ring. Dry and wry apple, meally, dry, some rubberband.
Maakun (16495) reviewed Txalaparta 2016 from Domaine Bordatto Etxaldea 4 years ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle shared thanks to sjogro. Bit hazy light golden with small white head. Funky apple, also quite some pear, mineral, dank cellar funk, grassy notes, pear skins. Light sweet and tart, almost medium bitter. Medium bodied, over medium dry. Quite nice.
danlo (12875) reviewed Txalaparta from Domaine Bordatto Etxaldea 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
750ml bottle. 2017 Vintage. Golden colour, short-lived fizzy white foam head and aroma of tangy apple, earthy funk, caramel hints. Taste is tart, tangy, juicy apple, leathery funk, with caramel notes and soft tannin. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry juicy tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Travlr (30181) reviewed Txalaparta from Domaine Bordatto Etxaldea 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 10 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle at Colony Club’s ANXO event. Hazy golden color, still. Amazing aroma of Imelda Marcos’ shoes, complete with leather, feet, and subtle nylon stocking. Taste is funky, leathery, dry, with a long finish. Delicious.
GenDV138 (9238) reviewed Txalaparta from Domaine Bordatto Etxaldea 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
6 oz bottle pour at Colony Club during the Anxo pop-up event. 2010 vintage. Hazy golden yellow with off-white ring. Aromas of oak and funk. Tastes of tart apples. Light body with a dry finish.
Ungstrup (52101) reviewed Txalaparta from Domaine Bordatto Etxaldea 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottled. A yellow cider. The aroma has notes of apples, brettanomyces, and wood. The flavor is sweet with notes of apples, brettanomyces, and wood, leading to a tart finish.
yespr (55607) reviewed Txalaparta from Domaine Bordatto Etxaldea 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
From bottle. Pours clear and golden orange with no head. Aroma is crisp apples, oak and light citric. Dry wooden, tannins and medium dry smooth apples. Lingering fruity, still dry and crisp apples. Lingering finish.