Isastegi

$9.00375ml

Funky-dry ciders are global food fiends.

Try a sagerdotegi dinner: A cod omelette, then chorizos and a grilled steak.

Finish with cheese and quince paste.

Or go wild with a shiitake and goat cheese pizza.

Eyes:

Yellow-Gold

Nose:

Medium Intensity, youthful, citrus fruits, yeasty

Mouth:

Light-Medium Bodied, dry, medium-high acidity, light tannin, moderate-high intensity, medium finish, slate, green apple

Swapping cattle for apples, the Isastegi estate converted from livestock to cider in 1983, supplementing their own orchards with fruit from other local growers. They press their apples soon after harvest, then transfer the juice into kupelas to ferment until spring. Then bottle unfiltered. Their cider is only slightly sparkling and has an aroma similar to a gueuze or lambic beer. ¡Topa!