Zapiain Sagardoa Bizi Goxo

Bizi Goxo

 

Zapiain Sagardoa in Astigarraga, Basque Country, Spain 🇪🇸

  Cider - Ice Cider Regular
Score
7.44
ABV: 10.5% IBU: - Ticks: 13
In the wine world some beverages are influenced by the factors that act upon the production process (the climate, the behaviur of a certain variety of grape, the production processs…). The finished product is different, original and commercially attractive. Some examples are the Sauternes, the Porto or the late Harvests of Germany, among others.

In the world of cider there are also similar products such as the ice cider, which has its origin in Canada. This cider is obtained after fermenting the juice pressed from apples that are frozen on the tree. Thanks to the concentration of sugars, the resulting product has a higher alcohol content and is usually sweet.

In the Basque Country we have native apple varieties that are only grown on this land. Among them, there is one that makes a difference because of its characteristics. It’s named Errezile or Errezil Sagarra, a late ripening apple, acid and rich in sugars. Historically, this variety has been stored on a straw bed in the ganbaras (barns) of our farms. It has the ability to last all winter, losing water and wrinkling in a natural process of concentration and without rotting. It is the variety we use in Zapiain to make Bizi-Goxo ice cider.

Another important factor is also involved in the production process of Bizi-Goxo: This is the fresh air provided by the new team of our winery, formed by Egoitz, Mikel and Ion. It is the generational relay that has been asking for passage.
 

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7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

37.5cl bouteille sample @ Barcelona Beer Festival ’25. Anno 2017.
A 5€20 le petit verre, autant en profiter.
Couleur ambre, clair presque dorée, le tout laissant un léger filament doré au verre, pas de col.
Arôme de pommes acerbes avec un rétro-nasal caramélisé, pommes cuites.
Palais est plaisant et chargé en sucre concentré de pomme – effet sucre caramélisé le tout gardant une certain fraicheur acerbe et mordant de la pomme verte. Finement râpeux en fin de bouche avec une note fine grinçante aux dents.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Apr 2025 at 14:14


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle: pours bright orange with no head. Aroma is apple, smokey, funky. Taste is sweetish, smoke. Very pleasant.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Apr 2024 at 06:36


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle pour. @A Viaxe - Cociña de Matices, Compostela. 16/03/2024 [#7.024 Global - #1.407 Spain - #1 Zapiain S.A.T. (My Spanish brewery / cidery #314)] Pours dark golden with no head. Aroma: raisins, brown sugars and red apples. Taste: sweet red apples, wood, brown sugars and fruit puree. Sticky and syrupy mouthfeel. Next one please!

Tried from Bottle on 19 Mar 2024 at 13:14


8.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

Sample at the Sidra museum. A thick golden orange coloured pour with no head. Aroma is condensed apple puree, light tang, brown sugars. Fruit compot. Flavour is composed of intense apple fruit, condensed fruit. Brown sugars, intense tangy bitter finish. Palate is medium sweet, thick, syrupy, lovely.

Tried on 17 Jul 2022 at 10:47


7

Botella Del @Museo de la Sidra Astiagarraga. 24/05/2020 Color dorado, aromas manzana, sabor manzana, dulce, cuerpo sedoso.

Tried on 23 May 2020 at 23:38


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7

Sehr süßer, dennoch runder Antrunk. Viel Apfel, etwas Alkohol, weich. Rund apfeliger Mittelteil und Abgang, trockener Hintergrund. Lecker! 10/13/10/11/12/11

Tried on 01 Apr 2019 at 08:33


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Sampled @ Cider World Frankfurt 2019. A clear dark golden colour. Aroma of strong riped apples, wood. Taste of heavy sweet strong apples, sulfur, honey.

Tried on 31 Mar 2019 at 13:11


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Tap @ sopp 2018. Poured deep golden color. Ripe apples, sweetness, apple skin in aroma. Flavor has sweet apples, sugars, honey, sweet fruits. Awesome stuff.

Tried from Draft on 24 Jul 2018 at 17:18


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle. Pours a clear golden color with no head. Has a fruity spicy strong apple aroma. Fruity weak tart spicy apple flavor. Has a sweetish spicy slightly tart apple finish.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Jul 2016 at 09:00


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottled. An amber cider. The aroma has notes of apples, and alcohol. The flavor is sweet with notes of alcohol, apples, and wood, leading to a dry finish.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Jun 2016 at 06:13