Gaintza, Txakolina Blanco 2025

100% Hondarrabi Zuri

Basque Country, Spain

Vineyard surface area: 21 hectares located in Getaria, divided into 7 plots. Average age of the vines: between 25 and 50 years. Soil: calcareous clay soil. The vineyards are situated between 200 and 500 meters from the Cantabrian sea. Low altitude. Vine training system: 40% arbour, 60% trellis. Integrated viticulture. Guaranteed minimum use of plant protection products. Our work philosophy includes sustainable agriculture and respect towards what we have inherited. We make our wines using grapes from land which is cultivated using certified integrated production methods. VEGAN.

After the manual harvest and selection of the grapes at the end of September, fermentation of the must is done in stainless steel tanks at 14ºC, controlled temperature. This way we achieve the alcoholic fermentation, keeping the endogenous carbon dioxide of natural origin in solution and allowing the aromatic precursors also to be preserved. After the fermentation step the wines are aged on their lees for 4 to 10 months.