2023 Bengoetxe Getariako Txakolina Varietal_Chardonnay Varietal: Pinot Bianco (Pinot Blanc)

Varietal: Pinot Bianco (Pinot Blanc)

balsamic herbs

white cherries

Layers of citrus peel

ethereal and violet-inflected finish

2023 Bengoetxe Getariako Txakolina Varietal_Chardonnay Varietal: Pinot Bianco (Pinot Blanc)Producer: Iaki Etxeberria Region: Txakolina, Spain Blend: 95% Hondarrabi Zuri, 5% Gros MansengYear: 2023 Winemaker Notes: "Produced from native Basque grape Hondarribi Zuri with a touch of Gros Manseng, Bengoetxes Txakoli is fermented with native yeasts in 3,000 liter steel vats and then raised on the lees over the winter, and bottled without captured CO2 (more akin to Muscadet than Vinho Verde). The finished wine was bottled unfined and unfiltered,