2022 Basa Lore Txakoli Hondarrabi Zuri, 2022 Inazio Urruzola Txakolina, 2022 Hiruzta Txakoli Wine Tasting, Pairing, and Review

2022 Basa Lore Txakoli Hondarrabi Zuri, 2022 Inazio Urruzola Txakolina, 2022 Hiruzta Txakoli Wine Tasting, Pairing, and Review

Wine: Basa Lore Txakoli Hondarrabi Zuri

Region: Spain, Basque

Year: 2022

Price: $15.99

Retailer: wine.com

Alcohol: 11.5%

Grapes: 100% Hondarrabi Zuri

What we tasted and smelled in this Basa Lore Txakoli Hondarrabi Zuri:

  • On the nose: Fresh, apple, pear, citrus. peach, floral
  • In the mouth: Apple, easy drinking, a touch sweet, some creaminess in the mouth, tasty, summer sipper

Food to pair with this Basa Lore Txakoli Hondarrabi Zuri: Cheese board, charcuterie board, focaccia, baked flaky white fish, spicy food, Thai food

 

As a reminder on our rating scale, we rate on a scale of 1-10, where 7 and above means that we would buy it, and 4 and below means that we are likely to pour it down the sink, and a 5 or 6 means we are likely to drink it and finish it, but we are probably not going to buy it. 

Basa Lore Txakoli Hondarrabi Zuri Wine Rating: 

  • Joe: 7/10
  • Carmela: 8/10



Wine: Inazio Urruzola Txakolina

Region: Spain, Basque

Year: 2022

Price: $16.99

Retailer: wine.com

Alcohol: 10.5%

Grapes: 90% Hondarribi Zuri, 10% Petit Corvou

What we tasted and smelled in this Inazio Urruzola Txakolina:

  • On the nose: Perfume, soap, apple, melon, peach, truffle, vanilla, creaminess
  • In the mouth: Tart, lemon, grapefruit, tart lemonade, lemon juice out of a plastic lemon squeezer, a touch of apple

Food to pair with this Inazio Urruzola Txakolina: Baked flaky fish, fish and chips, fried mozzarella, fried chicken sandwich, fried calamari, spaghetti and clams, shrimp pasta, salty foods, french fries, potato chips

Inazio Urruzola Txakolina Wine Rating: 

  • Joe: 7/10
  • Carmela: 7/10

Wine: Hiruzta Txakoli

Region: Spain, Basque

Year: 2022

Price: $17.99

Retailer: wine.com

Alcohol: 12%

Grapes: 100% Hondarrabi Zuri

Professional Rating: WW 90, D 90

What we tasted and smelled in this Hiruzta Txakoli:

  • On the nose: Apple, lemon, creaminess, vanilla ice cream, peach, flowers, melon
  • In the mouth:Fizzy sting in the mouth, lemon, tart, creamy mouthfeel, vanilla, Cream Savers candy

Food to pair with this Hiruzta Txakoli: White pizza, carbs, cheese and nuts, charcuterie board, salty chips, focaccia with sea salt, good with spicy food

Hiruzta Txakoli Wine Rating: 

  • Joe: 8/10
  • Carmela: 7/10

Which one of these are you finishing tonight?

  • Carmela: Basa Lore Txakoli Hondarrabi Zuri
  • Joe: Hiruzta Txakoli

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