Today I
got a very crisp and fruitful Basque whitey for a change. Its origin is the young and approx. 147 hectares small Getariako Txakolina D.O. a bit east of San Sebastian. The Izaro is a 100% Hondarribi Zuri based wine. An autochthonous Basque varietal which is well know for being the white brother of Hondarribi Beltza. Another
auto' varietal which is considered to be highly related to Cabernet Franc. Who was there first? Dunno! Zuri
however seems to be a pedigree Basque varietal (apparently close relations to
the wild varietal Makatza).
