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Txakoli, Txomin Etxaniz - 2009

Item # 53734 | (750)mL

Color: White
Vintage: 2009
Country: Spain

Region: Guetaria
Producer: Txomin Etxaniz
Grape Variety: Hondarribi Beltza

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Bottle Price: $21.99
Case of 12: $237.49

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Tasting Notes

In the Basque fishing village of Guetaria, the native Hondarribi vines grow on terraced slopes overlooking the Cantabrian Sea. They produce this fresh, slightly sparkling, very tart white that is ideal with fresh fish and shellfish.

Staff Pick Notes

This oddly-named wine is always a summer favorite of mine. Each sip is like inhaling the sea air from the Cantabrian coast, where the vines grow on steep, terraced cliffs. It’s slightly effervescent, with bracing acidity and sea-salt minerality. In the summer heat, this bright, light-bodied, refreshing wine becomes addictive. Pair with shellfish, salty anchovies, or Marcona almonds.
- JXB

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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...
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