Winery AstobizaPil Pil
White wine
This wine generally goes well with
The Pil Pil of the Winery Astobiza is in the top 10 of wines of Arabako Txakolina.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Pil Pil of Winery Astobiza in the region of El Pais Vasco often reveals types of flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit.
Details and technical informations about Winery Astobiza's Pil Pil.
Discover the grape variety: Cornalin d'Aoste
It is a variety of Valle d'Aosta origin and, like Arvine, it is also found in Italy. In the past, it was cultivated in Savoy and registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties, list B, under the name of red humagne, but it is not related to white humagne. According to recent genetic analyses, the Swiss variety Cornalin du Valais is its father and Rèze its grandmother. It is also the grandson of the petit rouge d' Aoste.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Pil Pil from Winery Astobiza are 2019, 2018, 0
Informations about the Winery Astobiza
The Winery Astobiza is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in the of Arabako Txakolina to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Arabako Txakolina
The wine region of Arabako Txakolina is located in the region of El Pais Vasco of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Bat Gara or the Domaine Artomaña Txakolina produce mainly wines white, sparkling and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Arabako Txakolina are Petit Manseng et Gros Manseng, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Arabako Txakolina often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, vegetal or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of non oak, tropical fruit or oak.
The wine region of El Pais Vasco
El Pais Vasco (officially La Comunidad Autonoma del País Vasco) is a fiercely independent region on the northern coast of Spain, near the Pyrenees and the border with France. In Basque, the region is called Euskadi, but to most English speakers it is referred to as the Basque Country. The Cantabrian Mountains form its western boundary, while the famous wine region of La RiojaLies to the South. Despite this, the region is not Particularly well known for its wine, although a group of determined producers have Long fought for recognition.
The word of the wine: Pinot meunier
Cultivated in the 19th century in all the northern vineyards, this black grape variety has largely regressed since. Very present in the Marne valley, it constitutes a third of the vineyards in Champagne, alongside pinot noir and chardonnay with which it is often blended. It brings roundness and red and yellow fruit aromas to champagnes. Pinot meunier is also the dominant grape variety in red and rosé wines in the Orleans AOC and the rare Touraine-Noble-Joué, a grey wine. Syn.: meunier.
