Gañeta "Arroxa" Txakoli Rosado, Basque Country, Spain 2024

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THE WINE: 100% Hondarribi Beltza. 50 year old vines, dry farmed within view of the Atlantic - all of the Gañeta vineyards surround the winery. Steep hillsides of sand and chalk define the landscape, and the wines from this small town within Getaria tend to show more mineral and saline qualities than anywhere else in the region. 100% destemmed directly into the press (does not soak on skins). The unsulfured juice is fermented (native) in inox at low temperatures to retain as much natural CO2 as possible. The wine is bottled just after filtration, and no additional CO2 was added in the process.

THE PRODUCER: Approximately 20 minutes west of San Sebastian, nestled into the rolling green hills of Gipuzkoa, dramatically overlooking the Atlantic coast of northern Spain, you’ll find Gañeta. Along the way you’ll encounter the port, the people and the vines that dwell in Spain’s most tiny DO Getariako Txakolina. Since the late 1980’s, Julian Ostolaza and Itziar have tended to 17 ha of Hondarrabi Zuri and Hondarrabi Beltza that hang on pergolas along the Getarian coast of País Vasco. They are about as local as you can imagine, and the essence of this special region. They sustainably farm and produce the classic style of Txakolinas of the Getariako region – slightly effervescent, briny, incredibly dry and lively. The wines are produced in inox, with nothing added except SO2. Julian hopes that the simplicity of production will allow the complexity of the nature that defines the terroir to shine in the wines.