Oxer Bastegieta, Marko Gure Arbasoak, Bizkaiko Txakolina, Spain, 2024

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Overview of the Wine
Oxer always wanted to make wines in La Rioja Alavesa and in 2005 he moved to Laguardia convinced of the uniqueness of the area. In 2009 he makes his first wine with grapes purchased from the growers in the area (grapes from old vineyards). The experiment succeeds. He falls in love with this  region and its stunning vineyards. Oxer then decides this is the place where he wants to settle and further express the art of winemaking. Relatively new to the region, but already enjoying national and international recognition.

Grape / Blend
45% Hondarribi Zuri Zerratia (Petit Courbu), 40% Hondarribi Zuri (Gros Courbu) and 15% Izkiriota Txikia (Petit Manseng)

Origin
Rioja, Spain

Winemaker's Tasting Notes
Marko Gure Arbasoak shows aroma’s of ripe yellow apple and pear, as well as herbaceous and floral notes. The barrel fermentation and bâtonnage add smoky and yeasty complexity as well as creamy texture. A pleasant dry and mineral finish.

94 Points - Wine Advocate (2023 Vintage)
The bright yellow-colored 2023 Marko Gure Arbasoak is a white from the Bizkaiko Txakolina appellation in the Basque country produced with a blend of Hondarribi Zuri Zerratia (Petit Courbu), Hondarribi Zuri (Gros Courbu) and Izkiota Txikia (Petit Manseng). It fermented in stainless steel and finished in 660-liter oak barrels and Austrian foudres, where it matured for six to seven months with the lees. The reductive character of previous years is a lot subtler this time. The wine has character and a strong personality. It has contained ripeness, 13.5% alcohol, great freshness denoted by the pH of 3.3 and a bone dry and tasty, almost salty finish from the sea influence and the limestone-rich soils. It's not your everyday Txakoli, a serious mineral white. It should age nicely in bottle. 11,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in May 2024.

Product size: 750ml