2023 Les Cretes - Valle d'Aosta Petite Arvine (750ml)

Ameztoi’s Txakolina is the wine that has come to define the traditional style of txakolina from Getaria. Light, crisp, refreshing, and low alcohol, Ameztoi Txakolina is bottled with a touch of residual carbon dioxide gas to give it its natural, signature, spritzy style. It is produced exclusively from indigenous hondarrabi zuri grapes at the Ameztoi estate, grown on traditional trellises high on the slopes rising above Getaria, an ancient Basque fishing village on Spain’s rugged northern coast. A joyful wine with signature salty and briny notes, crisp acidity, low alcohol, and refreshing spritz naturally complements the region’s exquisite seafood.

Vinification – Ameztoi Txakolina is traditionally crafted with high acidity and low alcohol, utilizing only the native hondarrabi zuri variety. After hand harvesting, the must ferments in refrigerated stainless steel tanks using indigenous yeasts from the vineyard. Towards the end of alcoholic fermentation, the tanks are closed to preserve the natural carbonation from fermentation, which is the preferred style of Getaria. The tanks are then kept chilled to near freezing before bottling, which preserves the wine’s delicate, effervescent character and signature mousse. These attributes are unattainable through shortcuts such as force-carbonation, which Ameztoi has never employed.

-Importer notes

Location
Etna Bianco DOP winegrowing area
Grape variety
Carricante
Vineyard
Northern/north-eastern exposure, altitude 730-750 m a.s.l.
Vinification
The grapes are harvested by hand in October. After a whole
bunch pressing the juice is fermented at low temperature in
steel tanks for 15-20 days.
Aging
In steel tanks on lees for 5 months.
Perfumes
Intense aroma, gorse, yellow-peeled citrus on a grassy
background.
Taste
Full, intense and linear. Great freshness and a final that
represents the terroir.
Pairing
Risotto with seafood, fried fish, salt bream (Serving
temperature: 9 - 11°C).