Txo Cider, Brut Nature - NV

Name: Txo Cider, Brut Nature
Brand: Txo
SKU: 40857
Price: 21.96 USD
Availability: InStock

Item # 40857 750mL

A sparkling Basque cider made with two fermentations in the Champagne Method - the second of which took place in bottle. Dry and full-bodied on the palate, this is a more gourmand, sophisticated cider. The apple orchards for this cider live up to 100 years and don't give fruit adequate for their quality until 15 to 20 years of age.

$21.96/ Single Bottle

$131.76 $118.58/ Case of 6

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Color

White

Vintage

Country

Spain

Producer

Txo

Grape Variety

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Staff Pick Notes

When days are getting longer and the sun is shining higher in the sky, that's the time of the year when the soul is looking for something refreshing and unique, something sophisticated, something unfamiliar, and at the same time easygoing. For me, that's a sparkling Basque cider made with two fermentations in the Champagne Method, the second of which takes place in the bottle. The palate is bright and dominated by grassy, green apple notes. Quite dry and ember colored. All I need now is a patio, cool sunglasses, and a good book. Let the Fiesta begin.

- DK

Glossary

Spain

Central to the Spanish winemaking philosophy is the belief that wine should be released only when it is ready to be consumed, and not a moment before. Spanish wine law focuses squarely on this issue: the terms Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva are highly regulated indicators of the amount of time a wine has aged prior to its release. In Rioja, Navarra, and the Ribera del Duero (which have the most stringent requirements) red Crianzas must be aged a minimum of two years; Reservas, at least three...