Citrus Fruit, Mineral, and Tree Fruit,
BODY: Medium +
DRYNESS: Dry
ACIDITY: High
TANNIN: Medium -
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Origin: Pais Vasco (Txakolina & More), Basque Country
Grape Varietals:
Petit Courbu (Hondarribi Zuri Zerratia), Courbu Blanc (Crouchen, Hondarrabi Zuri), and Petit Manseng (Izkiriota Txikia)
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WESTERN FOOD PAIRING
Leek and onion quiche, mussels and fries, smoked trout with watercress
ASIAN FOOD PAIRING
Oxer Terlegiz is an edgy, crunchy and mineral expression of a Bizkaiko Txakolina. Incredibly complex, expressive nose of lemon citrus and oyster shells over a quince and roasted apple background. Flavours of grapefruit, umami and a salty limestone minerality really crashes into the palate. Tightly woven in the mouth, where grippy tannins and mature acidity interplay. Results in a most expressive age-worthy wine that is meant to keep for eternity.
Fun Fact: The meaning of the Basque word Terlegiz is sanctuary for bees. It is also the name of the neighbourhood where Oxer’s father was born and where the vineyards are located.
Ageing potential: Keep until 2037!
35% Hondarribi Zuri Zerratia (Petit Courbu), 35% Hondarribi Zuri (Gros Courbu) and 30% Izkiriota Txikia (Petit Manseng).
The fruit comes from a vineyard located in the village of Kortezubi, a little old town in Bizkaia, famous for its prehistoric caves that form a Unesco World Heritage Site. The vineyards are located on a clay-loam textured topsoil over limestone subsoil, with patches of schist.
Strict selection of the grapes. The wine ferments 100% in foudres, using indigenous yeast. After fermentation the wine remains a minimum of 6 months in contact with the lees.
WINES FROM UNIQUE REGIONS & BOUTIQUE WINERIES
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