Grape · White

Hondarrabi Zuri

Also known as Hondarribi Zuri in Basque Country

Cool climate

About

The white grape of Txakoli on the Basque coast, trained high against the Atlantic rain. Low in alcohol and high in acid, with lime, green apple and a salty spritz, poured from height in San Sebastián's pintxo bars.

Typical profile

Body

Light

Acidity

Electric

Sweetness

Dry

Aromas

What the grape gives up young, and what it grows into with time in bottle.

Young · fresh from the glass

lime green apple lemon grass salt

Aged · develops with bottle time

honey flint

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Oak influence

None

Aging

Best within 1-2 years.

Growing regions

How the grape expresses across places, grouped by country. Chips call out how a region's style deviates from the grape's default.

Spain

País Vasco

The backbone of all three Txakoli DOs, grown high on pergolas near the sea for light, lemon-and-green-apple whites of around 11 percent alcohol with brisk acidity, a saline edge and a faint natural spritz.

Food pairings

pintxosgrilled anchovieshake in salsa verdeoysterstortilla