Txakoli wines are refreshingly zesty and light bodied, with a gentle sparkling effect, or as the French say, pétillance. In French “pétiller” means to sparkle, and the word is used for eyes, wit, and wine, just as in English. Generally when we refer to pétillance in wine (pronounced PE-TEE-YONCE) it means just a faint sensation of fizz on the tongue. Txakoli wines have aromas of citrus and white fruits, together with herbal notes, are followed by flavors of lemon, lime, apple, pear and sometimes pineapple, which combine with a mineral or saline edge leading to a pleasantly zesty finish. The main white variety used to make Txakoli is Hondarrabi Zuri, Zuri in Basque means white, and which the importer of this bottling is using as the nickname of the wine. Hondarrabi Zuri is a productive variety, with small and compact bunches, resistant to humidity and well adapted to this area.