Txalaparta
Domaine Bordatto Etxaldea in Jaxu, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France 🇫🇷
Cider - Dry Regular|
Score
7.45
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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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yespr (55501) 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.
fiulijn (28382) reviewed Txalaparta from Domaine Bordatto Etxaldea 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle at Söder om Småland, Malmö, vintage 2012, 7% ABV
Cloudy golden color with no head. Woody aroma, hazelnuts, light apples. Dry mouthfeel, apple flavor with some residual sweetness later, wood, hazelnuts, light acidity. It has a good fruity character and very good balance.
Excellent.
deyholla (22727) reviewed Txalaparta from Domaine Bordatto Etxaldea 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle. Pours a near clear orangish yellow a bubbly white head that dissipates nearly completely. Aroma has a rich apple note with a bit of sweetness and an earthy kick. Flavor is similar with rich apple that has a great underlying funkiness.
SaltyGrog (4618) reviewed Txalaparta from Domaine Bordatto Etxaldea 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5
2010 bottle. Front says 6.5%, import label on the back says 7%. French Basque. Okay.
Allagash tulip, flat pour. Go aerate your own bottle bub.
Hazy, light honey colored brew. Soft carbonation trickling up.
A bit eggy at first, it dissipates some, but manages to linger. Smells of soil & standing water, hinting at something sweet. Faded potpourri. Middle on in, it’s that near rancid citrus melon scent you typically get with wild ciders, though maybe a little rounder.
Starchy/unfiltered texture. Sweet & sour. Tangy apples & random citrusy esters. Touch of powdered sugar & vanilla. Noticeable sulfites. Lingering tanginess. Decently bitter skin & yeast residue on the finish. Tastes English. Salesman described it as having a bit of a smoke to it, but I didn’t notice.
Subtle, prickly carbonation. A bit fuller then your standard spontaneously fermented cider.
Solid, but pricey.