Ameztoi Getariako Txakolina Primus 2024 SF Chronicle and one just outside the

and one just outside the tiny village of Freestone

nutty aromas

and an unwavering commitment to expressing place

Carignan came to Maule after the 1939 earthquake and quietly became one of the region's great old-vine treasures

Ameztoi Getariako Txakolina Primus 2024 SF Chronicle and one just outside theMost 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