Itsasmendi Winery Guide

Wines produced

• Txakoli Itsasmendi

  • Hondarrabi Zuri Zerratie
  • 12% Alc
  Both Hondarrabi Zuri and Hondarrabi Zuri Zerratie grapes from a wide range of vineyards with their differing microclimates and soils are used. The harvest therefore being carried out for 3 weeks or more depending on the maturity of the different plots. 12% Alc. This young Txakoli is crisp with grapefruit notes and a touch of dry grass. Ideal for sipping with seafood, Idiazabal cheese (a buttery, smokey Basque cheese from sheep’s milk) and particularly good with fried tapas, as the acidity cuts through the fat.
• Itsasmendi 7

  • Hondarrabi Zuri Zerratie
  • 14% Alc
  Hondarrabi Zuri, Hondarrabi Zuri Zerratie and Riesling. This blend benefits from several months on its lees in stainless steel vats providing a fuller bodied, more structured and smooth Txakoli, capable of considerable cellar ageing. 14% alc. Long and intense with floral and grapefruit aromas and slight balsamic notes. Fantastic with scallops, Tuna Ventresca and buttery fish dishes.
• Itsasmendi Artizar

  • 13.7% Alc
  100% Hondarrabi Zuri. This is Itsasmendi’s oaked example. Fermentation in French oak vats and then aged in the same vats for 7 to 8 months on its lees. The result is a much more complex, almost fatty texture. 13.7% alc. Works well with grilled seafood, white meat dishes and mild spicy foods.
• Itsasmendi Uretzi

  • Dessert wine
  • Hondarrabi Zuri Zerratie
  • Izkiriot Handi
  • 12% Alc
  Hondarrabi Zuri Zerratie and a small percentage of Izkiriot Handi. This is Itsasmendi’s sweetie; late harvest ripening allowing for botrytis rot to take place gaining a residual sugar of 90-100g, whilst still maintaining a good acidity. 12% alc. Beautiful golden yellow, orange peel and honey aromas with spiced notes from its short time in oak. Sweet and dense with a balanced acidity.
• Itsasmendi Eklipse

  • Cabernet Franc (Berdexa Zarie)
  • Pinot Noir
  • 13.5% Alc
  • 10 months in barrel
  Pinot Noir, Hondarrabi Beltz and Berdexa Zarie. This unique wine started as a R&D project in association with Bizkaia Council and has given way to a fascinating Atlantic Red Txakoli. Predominantly from the Muskiz vineyards, where the influence of the Bay of Biscay is apparent. Fermented in stainless steel and aged in 2000L French Oak vats for 10 months. 13.5% alc. Great with rich fish dishes.