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Ameztoi Rubentis Getariako Txakolina Hondarrabi Beltza Hondarrabi Zuri Rosé Blend 2020
The iconic Ameztoi Rubentis rosé is a field blend of the local, indigenous hondarrabi zuri and hondarrabi beltza varieties, grown on traditional trellises high on the slopes rising above Getaria, an ancient Basque fishing village on Spain’s rugged northern coast. In the 2000s, when almost all of the other local wineries gave up on the indigenous red hondarrabi beltza vines, the Ameztoi family retained their old vines, in turn, lending their rosé such exceptional vibrancy and complexity.
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Shimmering orange-pink. Pungent cherry and red berry scents take on floral and spice nuances with air. Shows silky texture and good depth to the zesty red currant and bitter cherry flavors, which turn sweeter through the midpalate. Smoothly blends heft and energy and finishes long and nervy, with a hint of bitter orange pith adding final bite. (Josh Raynolds, Vinous, June 2021)
Shimmering orange-pink. Pungent cherry and red berry scents take on floral and spice nuances with air. Shows silky texture and good depth to the zesty red currant and bitter cherry flavors, which turn sweeter through the midpalate. Smoothly blends heft and energy and finishes long and nervy, with a hint of bitter orange pith adding final bite. (Josh Raynolds, Vinous, June 2021)
9.2Matt Perlman
Always so fun. Tangerine, watermelon, red berries, pink peppercorn, cilantro
Always so fun. Tangerine, watermelon, red berries, pink peppercorn, cilantro
9.0
Nick Farrell
Excellent and dry!
Excellent and dry!
9.5
Byron Hewett
Minerally and saline. Like licking slate. Subdued fruit.
Minerally and saline. Like licking slate. Subdued fruit.
8.9Allyson O'Keefe
Nothing spectacular about this wine, but I will say that as someone who doesn’t enjoy rosé normally, this isn’t terrible. Drinks more like a white wine than a rosé. Creamy, almost buttery front. Notes of underripe strawberry & tart raspberry. Citrus acidity that comes across as almost a lemon/lime or yellow/green apple. Good pairing rosé.
Nothing spectacular about this wine, but I will say that as someone who doesn’t enjoy rosé normally, this isn’t terrible. Drinks more like a white wine than a rosé. Creamy, almost buttery front. Notes of underripe strawberry & tart raspberry. Citrus acidity that comes across as almost a lemon/lime or yellow/green apple. Good pairing rosé.
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