Staff Pick

Txakoli Rosé "RK", Rekalde - 2022

Name: Txakoli Rosé "RK", Rekalde
Brand: Rekalde
SKU: 36944
Price: 12.96 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Item # 36944 750mL

This bottle calls for summer as it's spritzy, lively with acidity and marries well with foods from the sea. Txakoli comes from the northern Basque region of Spain and is less seen as a rosé and is so much more of a rare find.

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Color

Rosé

Vintage

2022

Country

Spain

Region

Guetaria

Producer

Rekalde

Grape Variety

Hondarribi Beltza

Hondarribi Zurri

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Staff Pick Notes

This is my favorite vintage of this wine. Unfortunately, it got caught up in the great supply chain issues of 2021. Stuck on a container ship for months, it finally arrived in October. While I will drink me some rosé all year long, I know that's not everyone's inclination. But you should be drinking this, because it's delicious! Usually this Txakoli gets overshadowed by the "Rubentis," Ameztoi, probably the most famous Basque wine in the world, but like I said, this year the "RK" is right tasty and it's still on our shelves. You'll dream of summers past and future, and know just how yummy a rosé can be.

- JGM

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...