Trabanco’s cider house is located in the town of Gijón. It contains an incredible array of old chestnut barrels dating back to the beginning of the 20th century, with some large enough to hold up to 20,000 liters. The enormous square presses are made of wood and are just as old as the barrels. Trabanco has also incorporated some modern approaches to widen its array of natural apple products, introducing new items from vinegar to apple juice to the Poma Áurea, a naturally sparkling apple cider.
Trabanco’s Poma Áurea is an innovative sparkling cider made from a selection of raxao and regona varietals from the best orchards within the denomination. The resulting fully-sparkling cider is named Poma Áurea for its special golden color. Poma Áurea is the first brut nature cider developed by Trabanco bearing the Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) “Cider from Asturias” qualitative label. The resulting cider has fine, persistent bubbles similar to other high-quality sparkling beverages.
Vinification
Estate regona and raxao apples are meticulously hand-picked and sorted before being pressed in an over 100-year-old wooden cider press. The must is transferred to traditional, old chestnut wood barrels where it ferments with indigenous yeasts. Once fermentation is complete, the cider is placed in pressurized stainless steel tanks for a controlled, secondary fermentation at low-temperatures for four months.
Region
Asturias
Site
Gijón
Apples
60% Raxao / 40% Regona
Fermentation
Fermented with indigenous yeasts in old chestnut barrels
Secondary Fermentation
Charmat method in temperature controlled, pressurized stainless steel tanks
Dosage
Extra-brut with apple must dosage
Farming
Practicing Organic
S02
No added sulfur
ABV
6%
Vegan
Yes
Pack Size
12x750mL