Uriondo, Bizkaiko Txakolina
Uriondo, Bizkaiko Txakolina

Uriondo, Bizkaiko Txakolina

Basque Country, Spain 2019 (750mL)
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Uriondo, Bizkaiko Txakolina

Racy, fresh, mineral, and often a touch spritzy, Txakolina (cha-ko-LEE-na) is the traditional white wine of the País Vasco, or Basque Country. Uriondo is in the Bizkaiko Txakolina DO (Denomination of Origin), one of several geographically specific growing zones along Spain’s north coast just south-west of San Sebastián. Uriondo’s estate is centered on a single 2.5-hectare vineyard planted close to the Atlantic Ocean, with a mix of local varieties—especially Hondarribi Zuri, one of the region’s principal white grapes. Some of the best seafood restaurants in the world dot the coastline between Bilbão and Donostia-San Sebastián, and there’s no question what Txakolina pairs best with: anything pulled fresh from the sea. Briny shellfish (fresh oysters, mussels, clams) are especially good.


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Spain

Eastern Spain

Montsant

The Montsant DO is Priorat’s downslope neighbor in northeastern
Spain, but other than differences in altitude, there isn’t much else to tell their terroirs apart. Both appellations contain some of the world’s greatest old-vine Garnacha (Grenache) in soils of fractured granite and shale known locally as llicorella. It is a Mediterranean climate, with wide diurnal temperature swings.

Eastern Spain

Penedès

Technically, a wine labeled ‘Cava’ can be produced in several different regions, but Penedès, on Spain’s northern Mediterranean coast, is its
spiritual home. The climate is Mediterranean, the soils a favorable mix of limestone (key in pre-serving acids), sand, and clay, and Cava sparklers are crafted in the traditional ‘Champagne’ method. The traditional grapes used for Cava are Xarel-lo (cha-RAY-yo), Macabeu, and Parellada.

Northwestern Spain

Galicia

Galicia is lusher, colder, wetter, and greener than most of the rest of Spain, especially where wine-growing
is concerned. Viticulture up here is some of the most “heroic” in the world, as vineyards cling to impossibly steep slopes along snaking rivers such as the Miño and
the Sil. The influence of the Atlantic Ocean is profound, often lending wines a salty, “sea spray” character.

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