This is a blend of 70% Cabernet Franc and 30% Tannat done in a combination of stainless steel and concrete vats. Of the reds from Apatia this is the most forward and open, with supple fruit character and some earthy...

This bright and zippy rosé is a blend of Tannat (75%) and Cabernet Sauvignon (25%) planted on red sandstone and clay-limestone soils at an altitude of 150 meters. It is fermented and aged in stainless steel vats. It's a deeper...

This is a blend of 80% Gros Manseng and 20% Petit Courbu, grown on red sandstone soils at about 350-450 meters elevation. Grapes are hand-harvested and naturally fermented in stainless steel vats. This is chiseled and taut off the bat...

Negua, which is Basque for "Winter", is a blend of 80% Tannat and 20% Cabernet Franc, aged in a combination of stainless steel, concrete vats and some barrels. The extra time really shows the potential of Apatia's wines, with explosive...

This is the first vintage of Erdizka, which translates in Basque to "Halfway." It is appropriately an equal blend of Tannat and Cabernet Franc. The extra bit of Cab Franc gives this an herbal edge and mineral undertone that feels...

Kimera is 100% Garnacha from a variety of plots in the foothills surrounding San Martin de Unx (a historically renowned site for Garnacha), all sitting at around 600 meters in elevation. Vines are 35-65 years old, and soils are predominantly...

100% Garnacha Blanca from San Martin de Unx. Methode Ancestral, disgorged after 9 months in bottle. The nose is very floral, honeyed, and not without a petrichor-esque mineral quality. The acid is impressively high for Garnacha Blanca, while the palate...

Luis began producing this cuvee in an effort to make an age-worthy txakoli that provided a bit more of a serious experience compared to the easy-going style the wine is better known for. Sadly, the conditions in the '23 and...

100% Garnacha from a 100+ year old, east-facing, ampitheather-shaped vineyard on a steep slope in Valdizarbe. The poor, hard soil features a lot of magnesium and limestone rock at the surface. The bush-trained vines are farmed without use of herbicides...

Korteta Cuvee comes from a single vineyard on mostly clay-calcareous soil in Artazu, Navarra. The half-hactare of bush-vines is never treated with any herbicides or pesticides; only sulfur and low doses of copper. The blend is comprised of 50% Garnacha,...

From the importer: From an organically and biodynamically farmed vineyard. This own-rooted 3ha parcel is south-facing at 300m elevation, planted on terraces of clay loam shot through with calcareous slate, trained on parral (pergola), and surrounded by forest and pasture. The...

From the importer: From an organically and biodynamically farmed vineyard. This own-rooted 3ha parcel is south-facing at 300m elevation, planted on terraces of clay loam shot through with calcareous slate, trained on parral (pergola), and surrounded by forest and pasture....

From organically certified vineyards, 1 hectare dedicated to Petit Manseng and 1 hectare to Petit Courbu, permaculture-pioneer Peio Espil offers a very unique interpretation of Irouléguy Blanc as he is one of the few growing grapes on Trias limestone, a...

In the French Basque hills, enveloped by Spain, Peio Espil tends his family’s estate with impressive care. Peio, after careers in both Sauternes and Jurancon, returned to Irouleguy to work sustainably, and received complete organic certification in 2008. Here he...