Bat Gara Somos Uno 2022

Bat Gara Somos Uno is a Basque white made from the native Hondarribi Zuri and Hondarribi Zuri Zerratia varieties in D.O. Arabako-Txakolina, the project of winemakers Jose Cruz Guinea and Jose Maria Gotxi. Their approach favours respect for the vine and minimal intervention in the cellar. The vines are planted on clay soils in an Atlantic climate, where high rainfall and cool maritime air produce grapes with naturally high acidity and moderate ripeness, the hallmark of Txakoli. The wine is aged for six months on its lees, and this extended lees contact rounds the naturally sharp acidity, adds a savoury, bread-like depth and lends the wine more weight than the lighter, spritzy Txakoli style. The colour is pale straw with green glints. The nose shows green apple, lemon and white flowers lifted by a distinct saline, briny note drawn from the Atlantic setting. The palate is crisp and taut, with citrus and green-apple fruit, a saline mineral core and a clean, mouth-watering finish. Serve well chilled at 8 to 10 degrees. It suits raw and grilled shellfish, oily fish and fresh cheeses.