Gaintza Txakolina Rose 2020
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Wilfred
Wong - Decanter
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Gaintza Roses is a wine that, due to its captivating aroma, is ideal for drinking without food, enjoying its rosé Txakolina character. This wine is ideal to accompany appetizers, croquettes, grilled vegetables, rice or chocolate.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2020 Gaintza Txakolina Rosé is a complete wine from start to finish. TASTING NOTES: This wine excels with aromas of dried fruit, chalk, and tart red berries. Pair it with shrimp ceviche. (Tasted: October 16, 2021, San Francisco, CA)
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Aromas of fresh but ripe stone fruit and some almond blossom with nutty and apricot flavours and lemony acidity. Original and intriguing style of rosé. Blend : 50% Hondarrabi Beltza, 50% Hondarrabi Zuri
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2022- Decanter
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Robert
Parker
The vineyards and cellar are looked after by a small family team. They plant and care for the vines, harvest the grapes, and make and sell the wine. Gaintza has grown throughout the generations and we have hired qualified staff to ensure our business evolves. The txakoli we produce together year after year has created a special bond between all of us. Gaintza has a long and proud history.
Four generations of the Lazkano family have prepared, produced and distributed txakoli. The family's great-grandfather José Antonio already made txakoli—for family consumption and sale in neighbouring villages—from our vines in the Golindo country house. From 1923 when the Gaintza cellar was set up through to the latest extension in 2012, we have undergone constant transformation with an eye to the future.
Whether it’s playful and fun or savory and serious, most rosé today is not your grandmother’s White Zinfandel, though that category remains strong. Pink wine has recently become quite trendy, and this time around it’s commonly quite dry. Since the pigment in red wines comes from keeping fermenting juice in contact with the grape skins for an extended period, it follows that a pink wine can be made using just a brief period of skin contact—usually just a couple of days. The resulting color depends on grape variety and winemaking style, ranging from pale salmon to deep magenta.
On the southern edge of the rocky Bay of Biscay in northern Spain, this is Basque country and home to the refreshing and slightly effervescent (usually) white wine, Txakoli. Three subregions compose the larger one: Getariako Txakolina, Bizkaiko Txakolina and Arabako Txakolina. While Hondarribi Zuri and Hondarrabi Beltza are the main grape varieties, other French varieties are scattered throughout the region.