Sidrería Zelaia Sagardotegia

Cidery in Hernani, Basque Country, Spain 🇪🇸

Established in 2013

Contact
Martindegi Auzoa 29, Hernani, 20120, Spain
Description
The Gaincerain family has been producing cider since the late XIX century. Our great-grandfather, Jose Antonio started to make it for personal use at his farmhouse. Joakin Gaincerain committed to cider production professionally. Later, Jose Antonio, our father, modernized the process: He expanded the ciderhouse and renovated the machinery, expanding the dining room ... Since 2013, Oihana, Maialen and Jaione Gaincerain represent the fourth generation of Gaincerain cider makers.

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6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 5 Overall 6.5
# 4978; 5/2026. Vintage 2025. Wood, apple, fruity, vanilla aroma. Murky yellow body. Sour, lemon, lime. Medium body; medium carbonation. Very good Basque cider. 0,2 l from 0,7 l of bottle, restaurant, Donostia, Basque Country, Spain.
Tried from Bottle on 05 May 2026 at 19:29

7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Bouteille 75cl sample @ Barcelona Beer Festival ’25. Bouteille # 473.
Léger pâle, col fin blanc tenace sur les rebords, assez sympa pour un cidre en général n’offrant pas de mousse qui tient.
Arôme est frais, pomme acerbe, finement citrique en rétro-nasal. Le tout est assez frais et bien fleuri. Un fruité oxygéné ressort laissant se développer les parfums fruités.
Palais est fin, note de pommes acerbes, légère note un peu plus douce de pomme, même sur les sucres sont partis. Effervescence moyenne qui devient plus faible en fin de bouche, assez sec en bouche, note citrique, finement grinçant aux dents. Sec assez marqué, pomme finement florale avec une touche presque champenoise.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Apr 2025 at 14:13

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
On tap at Bar Beti-Jai. Pours a cloudy golf with a hint of orange and no head whatsoever. Aroma has sweet apple with some earthiness and a slight leaf and oak note underlying. Flavor has dry apple that grows in sweetness with a slight leaf note underlying.
Tried from Draft on 12 Sep 2023 at 14:42

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Botella de @Museo sidra Astiagarraga, 30/09/17
Color amarillo aromas manzana Sabor manzana cuerpo ligero.
Tried on 01 Oct 2017 at 09:18

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
*Dry-sourish, fresh beginning. Easy to drink with the typical Sidra-tart sourness. Light but fullbodied. Hints of sulphuric acid in the aftertaste, typical, round with a nice sourish fruity-dry aftertaste.
Tried on 24 Mar 2015 at 07:45

6/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle 750ml. @ [ Tasting by Fin & Loz ].Hazy medium yellow colour with a green note, virtually no head. Aroma is moderate apple, tart apple, citrus - lemon. Flavour is moderate to light light heavy sweet and light acidic with a average to long duration, medium dry. Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is flat to soft. [20111023]
Tried from Bottle on 07 Nov 2011 at 15:43

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
Bottle shared with Loz, Jan & Charlotte Sun 23rd Oct 2011 at home. I picked this up in the Basque region, Northern Spain, summer 2011 Greeny yellow in colour, quite flat citrussy, a bit thin, it is definately lemony, its dry, there is a touch of vinegar. Ok A6 A3 T6 P2 Ov11 2.9
Tried from Bottle on 28 Oct 2011 at 00:48