Ameztoi Getariako Txakolina

Ameztoi Getariako Txakolina is the premier choice for Txakolina, the renowned white wine from Spain’s Basque Country, specifically the Getariako Txakolina DO (Denominacion de Origen).  Comprised of the indigenous Hondarrabi Zuri grape, this wine is known for its bright acidity, light effervescence, and crisp, refreshing character.  Ameztoi, one of the most respected producers in the region and the pioneers of Txakolina Rose (new vintage coming soon), crafts Txakoli with a distinctive zesty profile, showcasing citrus, green apple, and saline notes that reflect its coastal terroir.  Often poured from height to bring out its natural spritz or enjoyed straight from a Porron, Ameztoi Txakolina is meant to be shared.  Paired with seafood, Basque pintxos, or just enjoyed on its own (preferably by the pool or the ocean) this is the wine to choose when you don’t want to think too hard and just enjoy life.

Ameztoi’s Txakolina is the wine that has come to define the traditional style
of txakolina from Getaria. Light, crisp, refreshing, and low alcohol, Ameztoi
Txakolina is bottled with a touch of residual carbon dioxide gas to give it
its natural, signature, spritzy style. It is produced exclusively from indigenous
hondarrabi zuri grapes at the Ameztoi estate, grown on traditional trellises high
on the slopes rising above Getaria, an ancient Basque fishing village on Spain’s
rugged northern coast. A joyful wine with signature salty and briny notes, crisp
acidity, low alcohol, and refreshing spritz naturally complements the region’s
exquisite seafood.

Vinification - Ameztoi Txakolina is traditionally crafted with high acidity and low
alcohol, utilizing only the native hondarrabi zuri variety. After hand harvesting, the
must ferments in refrigerated stainless steel tanks using indigenous yeasts from
the vineyard. Towards the end of alcoholic fermentation, the tanks are closed to
preserve the natural carbonation from fermentation, which is the preferred style
of Getaria. The tanks are then kept chilled to near freezing before bottling, which
preserves the wine’s delicate, effervescent character and signature mousse.
These attributes are unattainable through shortcuts such as force-carbonation,
which Ameztoi has never employed.

• Site: Getaria at 36-200m

• Grapes: Hondarribi Zuri

• Vine Age: Vines planted from 1918 to 1989

• Soil: Clay calcareous and limestone

• Farming: Ecologic

• Vinification: Fermented with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel tanks

• Vegan: Yes