Txakolina Rosado "Rubentis," Ameztoi - 2023

Name: Txakolina Rosado "Rubentis," Ameztoi
Brand: Ameztoi
SKU: 19856
Price: 21.57 USD
Availability: InStock

Item # 19856 750mL

This is truly thirst quenching rosé. A Txakoli rosé, you say? Why yes. Made from the same grapes as Txakoli in the tiny Basque region, this wine shows bright acidity, with hints of rose petals, red candied fruits, and fresh strawberries.

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Color

Rosé

Vintage

2023

Country

Spain

Region

Bizkaia

Producer

Ameztoi

Grape Variety

Hondarribi Beltza

Hondarribi Zurri

Production Methods

Organic

Practicing Organic

Wine made from grapes grown without synthetic pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides in the vineyard.

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Staff Pick Notes

Txakoli, the wine of the Basque country in northern Spain, is known primarily as a crisp, dry, lightly spritzy white made from the local Hondaribbi Zuri grape. The region's local red grape, Hondaribbi Beltza, is a relative obscurity as most producers long ago ripped out their red vines in favor of the white. Not Ameztoi, however. In addition to making a genuinely unique red wine, they make this rose from a blend of the two grapes and the results are electric. This bottle is a veritable garden party under a screw cap. Watermelon, cucumber, strawberry, raspberry, and lemon meet a firm backbone of wet rocks and high-voltage acidity. And at a cool 10.5% abv, the nimble texture and refreshment can beat just about any contrived hard seltzer in a can. Let this gem be your summer jam.

- JA

Glossary

Spain

Central to the Spanish winemaking philosophy is the belief that wine should be released only when it is ready to be consumed, and not a moment before. Spanish wine law focuses squarely on this issue: the terms Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva are highly regulated indicators of the amount of time a wine has aged prior to its release. In Rioja, Navarra, and the Ribera del Duero (which have the most stringent requirements) red Crianzas must be aged a minimum of two years; Reservas, at least three...