Tantaka, Arabako-Txakolina

Txakoli

Location Orduna, Arabako Valley - 5 Ha
Grapes Hondarribi Zuri, Hondarribi Zerratia, Riesling, Hondarribi Beltza
Viticulture Organic (uncertifed)
Producer Juanjo Tellaetxe
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Location Orduna, Arabako Valley - 5 Ha
Grapes Hondarribi Zuri, Hondarribi Zerratia, Riesling, Hondarribi Beltza
Viticulture Organic (uncertifed)
Producer Juanjo Tellaetxe
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Jaunjo Tallaetxe is a priest and shepherd who felt there was more to his regions wines than just pouring them from a height into tumblers and set about replanting his parents vineyards and creating his own cellar.

The results are compelling, being lively, textured and remarkably complex, but infused with the scents and characters that also make the wines typical of their region.


Tantaka, Arabako-Txakolina Wines

Tantaka White label 100% Ondarribi Zuri. The vineyards are planted on alluvial, clay soils over limestone in Artomana (Arrastaria Valley-Alava). The fruit is hand harvested in small baskets and brought to the winery in the village for a very light pneumatic press. Fermentation is in stainless steel. After 6mth on the fine lees the wine is racked and bottled. The wine is taut and alive, with emerging concentration as it opens up revealing a delicate pineapple, citric, and earthy aromatic. Finish is dense and long-lived.
Tantaka Petit Courbu 100% Zerratia (petit courbu).
Tantaka Rosado 100% Ondarribi Beltza. 6yo vines sit at 320m on semi-deep alluvial soil in Artomana (Arrastaria Valley-Alava). Hand-harvested prior to destemming. Gentle horizontal press. Fermentation in 1000l stainless steel. The wine goes through malo and spends 5 months on fine lees. Barbie-pink, full-bodied and gastronomic with lean red fruits, floral notes, salinity and smoke.
Tantaka White label 100% Ondarribi Zuri. The vineyards are planted on alluvial, clay soils over limestone in Artomana (Arrastaria Valley-Alava). The fruit is hand harvested in small baskets and brought to the winery in the village for a very light pneumatic press. Fermentation is in stainless steel. After 6mth on the fine lees the wine is racked and bottled. The wine is taut and alive, with emerging concentration as it opens up revealing a delicate pineapple, citric, and earthy aromatic. Finish is dense and long-lived.
Tantaka Petit Courbu 100% Zerratia (petit courbu).
Tantaka Rosado 100% Ondarribi Beltza. 6yo vines sit at 320m on semi-deep alluvial soil in Artomana (Arrastaria Valley-Alava). Hand-harvested prior to destemming. Gentle horizontal press. Fermentation in 1000l stainless steel. The wine goes through malo and spends 5 months on fine lees. Barbie-pink, full-bodied and gastronomic with lean red fruits, floral notes, salinity and smoke.