Hasi Berriak - 'Nekazari' - Hondarribi Zuri - Bizkaiko Txakolina, Basque Country, ES - 2022

Notes from the Winery/Importer

Bright, fresh, like a delicately spritzy, mineral filled, apple & lemon bevy. It's a remarkably good example of Txakolina in an elevated form. Aging elegantly and ready to be paired with oysters and sexy appetizers. Here's some inspo: SHRIMP COCKTAIL! 🦐

Notes on the Producer

- Hasi Berriak (often styled Hasiberriak Wines) is a micro-bodega de Txakoli, located within the Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve in the Basque Country, Spain. - Their mission is to cultivate and express the native grape varieties of the region with care — “mimar el suelo, mimar la cepa, medir e interpretar” — treating the vineyard ecosystem with ecological and reasoned practices. - They emphasize producing singular wines in very limited quantities.

Viticulture & Terroir

• The vineyards are situated in Urdaibai, influenced by the nearby Gulf of Biscay, benefitting from saline air and a mineral-rich soil.
• Their parcels include:
  • Mendata / Paraje de Nekesolo — ~1.6 ha, at ~265 m altitude, east-west exposure, on clay-limestone soils.
  • Errigoiti / Paraje de Maidaga — ~2 ha, at ~385 m altitude, southeast exposure (receiving morning sun), on silty-limestone soils.

Farming Philosophy & Winemaking

• They employ biodynamic methods and ancestral cultural practices, with strong attention to preserving the biodiversity of the area.
• Their vineyards use vegetative cover, and eschew herbicides and synthetic pesticides.
• In the cellar, they follow the lunar calendar for operations (as part of the biodynamic approach) to maintain the wines’ full expression.
• They describe their style as more serious and mature — creative vinification that yields Txakolis with depth, yet still rooted in the local indigenous varieties.