AMEZTOI Txakolina Ameztoi Txakolina is one of the top producers of Getariako Txakolina. “Kirkilla” The winery owns 20 hectares of vines in the best location. From the vineyards one can see the town of San Sebastian and understand the influence of the Atlantic Ocean on this vineyard site.
Varietal/Blend: 60% Hondarrabi Zuri / 40% Hondarrabi Beltza Farming: ecological farming Soil: sand and clay Vine Age: 20-25 years Fermentation: spontaneous fermentation in 600L barrels
Aging: 5 months on the lees in barrel Ignacio Ameztoi is the seventh generation to carry on the tradition of Alcohol: 11% making Txakolina in the province of Getaria. Made from the Yeast: indigenous indigenous grape variety of Hondarribi Zurri and its red companion Fined: no Hondarribi Beltza, the wine is fermented in stainless steel and bottled Filtered: no with residual carbon dioxide that gives the wine its natural spritz. Country: Spain Region: Basque Country Just five minutes down the coast from San Sebastian, Ameztoi’s Sub Region: Getariako Txakolina vineyards overlook the Atlantic Ocean. The Ameztoi family has been Vineyard: Getaria making txakolina in Getaria for seven generations, utilizing the indigenous Hondarribi Zuri and Hondarribi Beltza grapes to craft a “The wine that Ignacio created also hails back to a light, crisp wine bottled with residual carbon to give it its signature tradition of how txakoli used to be made. Picking the natural spritz. By adjusting the blend to increase the amount of oldest and highest elevation parcels of Hondarribi Zuri and Hondarribi Beltza, the red txakolina grape, Ameztoi has made this Hondarribi Beltza, Ignacio did spontaneous fermentations rosé txakolina that retains all the freshness of traditional white in 600 liter barrels and then aged the wine in the same txakolina but with a slight taste of strawberries and red candied fruit. barrels for a period of five months with battonage every couple weeks of the lees. Bottled with an extremely high level of natural acidity, this wine is what old timers would argue was the original txakoli.
Tasting Notes Charged and nervy with a mouth that indicates a high extract and textural density. A wine to age.” - De Maison Selections
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