Ameztoi Getariako Txakolina Primus 2024 SF Chronicle Long aged in a handful

Long aged in a handful of our first custom-designed casks

Decades of distilling Bartlett pears has shown us just what this gorgeous fruit is capable of—especially when put through our Holstein stills

from the arid soils of the limestone hills

nutty aromas

Ameztoi Getariako Txakolina Primus 2024 SF Chronicle Long aged in a handfulMost people meet Ameztoi through its famously fizzy, low alcohol txakoli, poured high and splashy in San Sebastian's pintxo bars. Primus is the plot twist: a still, serious white from the oldest vines on this benchmark Getaria estate, perched above the Bay of Biscay. It is 100% Hondarrabi Zuri, the indigenous Basque white, fermented on native yeasts and aged about seven months on its fine lees for real texture and depth. The spritz is gone; what is