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Begiristain Sagardotegia Sidra Natural Gorenak (750ml)

$1799
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This is dry Basque cider from a house that has been doing it for nearly a century, and it's the bottle to reach for if you want the real cider-house experience at home. Begiristain works out of the Iturrioz farmhouse in Ikaztegieta, between the Tolosaldea and Goierri districts in the heart of Gipuzkoa. The farmhouse dates to the 16th century and is one of the five oldest in the area. It didn't start out making cider. Its main work was livestock and vegetables, and the old cattle troughs are still kept in the dining room. Jose Gregorio Begiristain was the first to make Iturrioz cider for sale, and by 1932 he was producing more than 100,000 litres a year. That's a working farmhouse turned serious cider house, and a lot of history for a bottle this easy to open and share.

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  • If the wine is less than 10 years old and it is corked, you may return it to us for a full refund or exchange within 60 days of purchase. You must show us proof of purchase. We understand that you may not live near a shop and that it is difficult to ship open bottles of wine to us, so if there's any problem feel free to Contact Us and we'll work it out.
  • For wines older than 10 years, the consumer bears the risk of a faulty cork, but we accept returns of older bottles if the wine is faulty as a result of improper storage. Please come by the store or Contact Us if there is a problem.
  • We may, at our discretion and to the extent permitted by law, accept returns of unopened wines within 30 days of purchase if they were properly stored by the purchaser, subject to a 15% re-stocking fee.

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Wine Details

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Organic

  • Style

    Crisp

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Light Bodied

Flatiron's Take

From the Importer

Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

The classic Basque cider-house menu: salt cod omelette, fried bacalao with green peppers, and grilled bone-in txuleta steak, finished with Idiazabal cheese, quince paste and walnuts. Also good with chorizo cooked in cider, or pintxos like anchovies and guindilla peppers.

Tasting Profile

Expect the classic Basque sidra natural profile: tart green apple and sharp cider apple, a little lemon peel and a gently funky, farmyard edge. It's light-bodied and essentially still, with bracing, mouth-watering acidity (it's traditionally poured from height to liven it up), and it finishes dry, crisp and sour. Think closer to a sour beer than a sweet commercial cider.

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