2025 Artomana 'Xarmant' Txakolina

Instant Txakoli on the nose! Grapefruit, green apple, lovage, celery leaf, a
waft of hay, white petals, and chalk. The palate is fresh with pear, golden
delicious, and herb fleck. Starting soft, with good depth thanks to excellent,
controlled phenolic development, the palate freshens on a petillant tickle and
a grassy tweak. The twinning of natural acidity and the chalky-limestone soils
give the wine a moreish crisp saline-sourness.




* Site: Artamaño (Amurrio)Grapes: 70% Hondarrabi Zuri, 10% Izkiriota Ttippia,
10% Izkiriota, and 10% Hondarribi Zuri ZerratiaVine Age: Vines planted from
1986 to 2002Soil: Grey chalky clayFarming: EcologicVinification: Fermented in
stainless steel and bottled with residual carbon to give it its signature
natural spritz.
They named their wine Xarmant: “charming” in French,a fitting reflection of
this joyous wine from the bountiful Amurrio valley in Spanish Basque
Country.Artomaña Txakolina is located north of the town of Amurrio at 350m in
the verdant foothills of the Sierra Salvada mountains, next to the Nervión
river before the magnificent waterfall of Salto del Nervión drops over 270m,
creating one of the highest and most beautiful waterfalls in all of Western
Europe. The Amurrio valley faces the Atlantic Ocean where its proximity creates
a unique, ideal microclimate. As an aside, this valley is also rich in sloe
berries utilized for the local Basque liqueur, Pacharán.Xarmant utilizes a
blend of their estate grapes, which are the traditional varieties indigenous to
the Basque region: hondarribi zuri with petit courbu, gros manseng, and petit
manseng. The wine is fermented in stainless steel, utilizing indigenous yeasts
to allow the grapes to reflect the true qualities of the unique soil and site.
Per the style in Álava, Xarmant is bottled with less naturally-occurring
residual carbon dioxide than txakoli from other regions, like Getaria.