Winery Gorka Izagirre42 Zura
White wine
This wine generally goes well with
The 42 Zura of the Winery Gorka Izagirre is in the top 10 of wines of Bizkaiko Txakolina.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
Details and technical informations about Winery Gorka Izagirre's 42 Zura.
Discover the grape variety: Chenin
Chenin, also known as pinot de la Loire Valley (pineau), is the flagship grape variety of the Loire Valley. It would have found its first origins in Anjou where it would have been cultivated by the monks of the Abbey of Saint-Maur located between Angers and Saumur since the 6th century. chenin is a great white grape variety which likes particularly the chalky soils called here stones of tufa which were used for the construction of the castles of the Loire Valley. Its bunches are medium-sized, fairly compact and its berries are more or less small. It is an early variety, which resists well to diseases. Chenin has the particularity of being able to participate as well in the elaboration of dry white wines as of sweet white wines or sparkling wines. Perfectly structured by the acidity, elegant, with a complex nose and aromas of yellow fruits, dry fruits, citrus fruits, white flowers, honey... the wine resulting from the chenin is rather lively and nervous, which allows him a good potential of guard. Chenin covers about 10,000 hectares in France, and is very productive in South Africa where it covers more than 26,000 hectares.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of 42 Zura from Winery Gorka Izagirre are 2018, 2017
Informations about the Winery Gorka Izagirre
The Winery Gorka Izagirre is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 10 wines for sale in the of Bizkaiko Txakolina to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Bizkaiko Txakolina
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.
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: Cep
Grapevine.
