The best choice of organic apples
In 2008 we launched a big project with an aim: create our own apple orchard of autochthoms selected varietes, located at the North of Navarre with atlantic climate and traditionally cider culture. Nowadays it´s a reality, a professional organic orchard, 15 hectares (37 acres) on the slopes of Mendaur mountain, where we can collect the best apples to elaborate our organic cider.
Selected Varieties:
GOIKOETXE
Yellow-greenish and red in color, this variety is harvested in the middle of the season. As a curiosity, it is the only variety in which the starch test cannot be carried out to know its state of maturity.
MIKATZA
As its name shows, it is a mainly bitter variety and in the plantation it is found in a small proportion
MOKO
From the largest trees in the orchard, we annually obtain a large quantity of apples of small or medium size. It is a variety of pronounced bitter and tannic character.
MOZOLUA
We start the harvest season collecting this variety, a bitter apple that gives a reddish color to the juice.
NARBARTE GORRIA
It is a variety recovered from the town of Narbarte, they are fruitful trees with deep red apples.
TXALAKA
It is a balanced apple, which provides bitterness and acidity. It is a resistant variety and it is believed that its name comes from a farm in Astigarraga
URTEBI HANDI
From large trees, large fruits. Highly appreciated for its productivity as well as for its output in the cellar
URTEBI TXIKI
Acid and bitter variety, it produces clear ciders and we will see its apples sprouting from the trunk of the tree
Organic cider Zelaia
Zelaia organic cider: with apples from our orchard at Doneztebe (Navarra) we elaborate organic Zelaia cider.
Euskal sagardoa
We work with several suppliers authorized by the Appellation of Origin Euskal Sagardoa, located at Hernani, Hondarribia, Olaberria… guaraneing the best local apples.
