Ameztoi Getariako Txakolina Blanco Rhone North "Spicy oak and bright acidity

"Spicy oak and bright acidity complement each other in this well-made white

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this isn't one of them

The soil is poor and the slope is steep

and you should count yourselves there

Ameztoi Getariako Txakolina Blanco Rhone North "Spicy oak and bright acidityIn northern Spains sun kissed Basque region, in Getaria, on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, this wine makes perfect sense. Its zesty, superbly fresh, minerally, salty, with a banjo like twang of acidity, the alcohol level of a Mosel Riesling, the sexiness of a little red Corvette and the baroqueness of a Gaudi cathedral. I am told the Basques drink half of the regions production during the month of August alone. Yes, this wines name is tongue