Txakoli Bat Berri 2021

Case of 6 bottles

This is the first skin contact-(orange)Txakoli on the market, and only the third vintage of the wine. Bat Berri, means “new one” in the Basque language.

The wine is made from 100% Hondarrabi-zuri grapes, from a single plot in Gernika, at sea level. The grapes are picked at second maturity, when the potential alcohol is lower but the aromatic qualities are higher. 

The goal for elaboration of Bat Berri is 100% whole-bunch (with stalks) Carbonic maceration (no sulfur added). When fermentation was complete (~15 days), the wine ages in a stainless steel tank, on the lees, for 2 months. The wine was bottled unfiltered and not stabilized. The wine did not undergo malolactic fermentation.

Our Tasting Note: Bright, pale orange in colour. Complex/intense aromas and flavours of Mandarin orange, Chamomile, and stone fruits (peach), with notes of dry herbs, fresh straw, and orange rind.  Crisp on the palate, dry, medium-bodied, with pleasing notes of tannin and bitterness as a result of the skin contact. Can be served slightly warmer than the regular Itsasmendi Txakoli.