Wouldn't have thought
to be such a resolute dry season'ist! It's been about a fortnight
since last drop of wine. Can you believe that?! Well, I can't, ... anyway ... I guess temperatures well in the very upper thirties might have
helped a bit with my uncanny determination. But I digress ... as always… today, I'd like to contiune with my
exploration of hyper-autochthonous varietals. This time I am going
for some rare stuff from Spain. Well, concerning this wine some
might disagree, but that is another story! (At least) Today, Hondarribi Zuri and
the Basque country are still in the very North of Spain. Hondarribi
Zuri – I am rather glad not to have a videoblog cause I have no idea how to pronounce that – is actually The
white grape variety of the Spanish Basque Country. It is cultivated on slightly more than 100 ha in the tiny Basque DO's of Txakoli de Álava, Getariako
Txakolina and Bizkaiko Txakolin. My Hondarribi Zuri from 2014 comes from Txakoli de
Álava. It was produced by the still relativly new, however already
very well renowned Señorío de Astobiza winery in the town of Okondo, in the Jandiola area. Enough dryness for today! Still pretty hot and lazy out- and inside! Let's have the first
sip ...
