Ameztoi Blanco Getariako Txakolina 2025

Bone-dry, light-bodied and naturally effervescent, Ameztoi Txakolina is a classic expression of Txakolina, offering flavors of bright citrus, green apple and salty, briny mineral notes. High-acid, low-alcohol and barely-there sparkling, exactly what you want pouring from on high into a tumbler with seafood by the water. Drink it ice cold and young. This is summer in a glass.

Ameztoi is a renowned producer in Getariako Txakolina, respected for producing both traditional wines in large barrels and as an innovator for their rosé Txakolina and méthode traditionnelle sparkling wines. Ameztoi owns twenty hectares of estate vineyards located in the most privileged position in the region, facing the Bay of Biscay. High in the vineyards, planted on the dramatic seaside cliffs of the ancient fishing village of Getaria, one can see the town of San Sebastian, which lies just twenty minutes away along a serpentine highway.

Ignacio Ameztoi is the fifth generation of his family to carry on the tradition of making Txakolina in the province of Getaria, and he has played a key role in the advancement of the region in the last decade. His intuitive and fearless pursuit of innovation has been a driving force in the Txakolina discipline.

Ameztoi Txakolina is traditionally crafted with high acidity and low alcohol, utilizing only the native Hondarrabi Zuri grapes, which are picked by hand from the estate's steep coastal vineyards. The wine is fermented in refrigerated stainless steel tanks using indigenous yeasts from the vineyard. The tanks are closed to preserve natural carbonation from fermentation, the preferred style of Getaria. The tanks are kept chilled to near 32 degrees Fahrenheit before bottling, which preserves the wine’s delicate, effervescent character and signature mousse. These attributes are unattainable through shortcuts such as forced carbonation, which Ameztoi has never employed.