{"product_id":"2025-artomana-xarmant-txakolina","title":"2025 Artomana 'Xarmant' Txakolina","description":"Instant Txakoli on the nose! Grapefruit, green apple, lovage, celery leaf, a\u003cbr\u003ewaft of hay, white petals, and chalk. The palate is fresh with pear, golden\u003cbr\u003edelicious, and herb fleck. Starting soft, with good depth thanks to excellent,\u003cbr\u003econtrolled phenolic development, the palate freshens on a petillant tickle and\u003cbr\u003ea grassy tweak. The twinning of natural acidity and the chalky-limestone soils\u003cbr\u003egive the wine a moreish crisp saline-sourness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* Site: Artamaño (Amurrio)Grapes: 70% Hondarrabi Zuri, 10% Izkiriota Ttippia,\u003cbr\u003e10% Izkiriota, and 10% Hondarribi Zuri ZerratiaVine Age: Vines planted from\u003cbr\u003e1986 to 2002Soil: Grey chalky clayFarming: EcologicVinification: Fermented in\u003cbr\u003estainless steel and bottled with residual carbon to give it its signature\u003cbr\u003enatural spritz.\u003cbr\u003eThey named their wine Xarmant: “charming” in French,a fitting reflection of\u003cbr\u003ethis joyous wine from the bountiful Amurrio valley in Spanish Basque\u003cbr\u003eCountry.Artomaña Txakolina is located north of the town of Amurrio at 350m in\u003cbr\u003ethe verdant foothills of the Sierra Salvada mountains, next to the Nervión\u003cbr\u003eriver before the magnificent waterfall of Salto del Nervión drops over 270m,\u003cbr\u003ecreating one of the highest and most beautiful waterfalls in all of Western\u003cbr\u003eEurope. The Amurrio valley faces the Atlantic Ocean where its proximity creates\u003cbr\u003ea unique, ideal microclimate. As an aside, this valley is also rich in sloe\u003cbr\u003eberries utilized for the local Basque liqueur, Pacharán.Xarmant utilizes a\u003cbr\u003eblend of their estate grapes, which are the traditional varieties indigenous to\u003cbr\u003ethe Basque region: hondarribi zuri with petit courbu, gros manseng, and petit\u003cbr\u003emanseng. The wine is fermented in stainless steel, utilizing indigenous yeasts\u003cbr\u003eto allow the grapes to reflect the true qualities of the unique soil and site.\u003cbr\u003ePer the style in Álava, Xarmant is bottled with less naturally-occurring\u003cbr\u003eresidual carbon dioxide than txakoli from other regions, like Getaria.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"LouElla Wine, Beer \u0026 Beverage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42299783348279,"sku":"664841007002","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2523\/8839\/files\/original_ca634f3d-8498-47e5-a200-cb13800e7cfb.jpg?v=1783103714","url":"https:\/\/louelladurham.com\/products\/2025-artomana-xarmant-txakolina","provider":" LouElla Wine, Beer \u0026 Beverage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}