Wines made from Petit Manseng grapes of Bizkaiko Txakolina
Discover the best wines made with Petit Manseng as a single variety or as a blend of Bizkaiko Txakolina.
Petit Manseng is a white grape variety of Pyrenean origin. Its small berries have a hard, well-ventilated skin, which allows Petit Manseng to resist grey rot. On the other hand, this variety is very sensitive to noble rot, which concentrates the aromas and makes it possible to produce remarkable sweet wines with flavours of exotic fruits, grapefruit, honey, gingerbread, etc. Rich in alcohol and acidity, these wines are very well balanced and very fine. petit manseng also produces fruity dry white wines. It is also used in the AOC Béarn, Jurançon, Pacherenc-du-Vic-Bilh, Tursan...
The wine region of Bizkaiko Txakolina is located in the region of El Pais Vasco of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Gorka Izagirre or the Domaine Gorka Izagirre produce mainly wines white, red and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Bizkaiko Txakolina are Petit Manseng, Riesling and Petit Courbu, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Bizkaiko Txakolina often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, straw or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, red fruit or green almond.