2019 | Domaine Arretxea | Gres

Domaine Arretxea was created in 1989 and lies in the heart of the Basque country, in the small AOC of Irouléguy. They now own eight hectares of organically cultivated vines planted mostly native grape varieties such as Tannat, Gros Manseng and Petit Manseng, and have also introduced biodynamic practices. Grès is a dry and aromatic white wine composed of Gros Manseng and Petit Manseng from sandstone soil vineyards that are around 20 years of age. Heavily citrus dominant, there is also delicate texture from lees ageing, with abundant refreshing acidity and a wonderful saline-mineral tension.

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The Basque country lies along the southwestern border of France and Spain, deep in the dramatic Pyrénées mountains. The eleventh century monks of Roncevaux made wine to cater to a population of tourists—religious pilgrims traveling through the mountain pass from France on their way to Santiago de Compostella in Spain. However, throughout the centuries, wine production dissipated drastically. Although Irouléguy was awarded its own A.O.C. in 1970, by the late twentieth century, most of the remaining vignerons were selling to the local cooperative. And then along came Michel and Thérèse Riouspeyrous…

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