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Xarmant Txakoli (2022)

VARIETALS
80% Hondarrabi Zuri 10% Gros Manseng

NOTES
VINEYARD: Twenty-one hectares split between eleven estate vineyards near the village of Amurrio at 350m elevation in the verdant Orduña Valley in the foothills of the Sierra Salvada mountains. The village is next to the Nervión river where the magnificent waterfall of Salto del Nervión drops over 270m, one of the highest and most beautiful waterfalls in all of Western Europe. The Orduña Valley faces the Atlantic Ocean, where its proximity creates a unique, ideal microclimate. The valley forms the geological and climatic border between the Castilian plateau and the Nervión river basin. The dominant wind is north-northwest, which is cool and loaded with humidity from the Cantabrian Sea. On the hottest days of summer, the sea breeze arrives midday to cool the vines. Vines were planted in 1986 on deep alluvial soil with loam and calcareous elements

VINIFICATION: Grapes are harvested separately, based on ripeness, and the must is extracted using a pneumatic press. After a brief cold maceration, each grape variety ferments separately in stainless steel tanks at low temperatures, utilizing native yeasts. The wine then ages on the lees for two months with some bâtonnage for selected tanks. The wine is then blended and stored at low temperatures in stainless steel tanks for stabilization until bottling.

TASTING NOTES: “Xarmant” means ‘charming’ and Txakoli is the joyous, light, white wine shared amongst friends with northern Spain’s legendary cuisine. Per the style in Álava, Xarmant is bottled with less naturally occurring residual carbon dioxide than Txakoli from other regions, like Getaria.