Txalaparta Vin de Pomme
At a Glance
- Variety: Indigenous Basque apple varieties: Aphez sagarra and Eztika
- Tree Age: Up to 25 years old (as of 2021)
- Terroir: Black dolomitic schist
- Viticulture: Biodynamic (not certified), isolated in high wind, yields of 10-20 tons/ha.
- Vinification: Varieties harvested together in passes to collect fruit that has naturally fallen (no shaking), double sorted; once in the vineyard and once with a sorting table, washed, crushed, and pressed with a band press, natural clarification and sedimentation, cool temperature ambient yeast fermentation in used barrels and clay amphora, fermentation continued for 10 months in stainless steel tank, no added SO2.