This wine with an unpronounceable name is from the Basque region of Spain. For me, the mention of Basque brings the association with the troubles cause by ETA, but actually that area is also where San Sebastian is, with its profusion of Michel starred restaurants, including El Bulli, once voted the top restaurant of the world.
I first saw this wine (made from a local grape called Hondurrabi Zuri) in a wine shop in the shopping complex underneath a nearby private housing estate. That it is a wine generating a lot of interest was testified by its appearance in Marks and Spencer (of which this is a sample). I got a bottle but could not get round to tasting it yet, so watch this space for my inpression when I have time to crack the bottle.
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