Top 100 wines of El Pais Vasco

Discovering the wine region of El Pais Vasco

Spanish Basque Country (Euskadi) on the Cantabrian coast near Bilbao, humid oceanic climate. Hondarrabi Zuri is the signature white for Txakoli: dry, lively and slightly sparkling with citrus, green apple, white flowers and saline iodine notes, cutting acidity and low alcohol - poured from height to release the pétillant, the pintxos companion. Hondarrabi Beltza for light reds and crisp rosés. Three DOs: Getariako, Bizkaiko and Arabako Txakolina.

Discover the grape variety: Gros Manseng

Structured, aromatic whites with lively acidity and an ample mouth, featuring intense aromas of exotic fruits (pineapple, mango, passion fruit), ripe citrus, yellow peach, white flowers, honey and sweet spices. Made as nervy modern dry wines (Jurançon sec AOC, IGP Côtes de Gascogne) and sumptuous passerillage sweet wines (Jurançon AOC, Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh AOC). Late-ripening native grape of Béarn, the productive sibling of Petit Manseng.

Food and wine pairing with a wine of El Pais Vasco

wines from the region of El Pais Vasco go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of savoyard crozet gratin, marinated shrimp sautéed asian style or nanie's diced ham quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of wine of El Pais Vasco

On the nose in the region of El Pais Vasco often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, grapefruit or tropical and sometimes also flavors of citrus, apples or peach. In the mouth in the region of El Pais Vasco is a powerful with a nice freshness.