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Irouléguy Cuvée Haitza Arretxea (Domaine) 2014

  • Black fruit
  • Gastronomic wine
  • Rising star
  • Color: Red
  • Biodynamics
  • 13% 
  • 0.75L
  • Intensity
  • Full-bodied

This Irouléguy promises immediate gratification, and is the perfect match for Ossau-Iraty cheese and black cherry jam.  More info

  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 into-neck
  • Label: 1 good appearance
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Country/Region: South West France
  • Appellation/Wine: Irouléguy
  • Producer/Owner: Arretxea (Domaine)
  • More information....

Irouléguy Cuvée Haitza Arretxea (Domaine) serve at a temperature of 15°C. It will pair perfectly with the following dishes: Cotelettes de porc à la plancha, Bavette de bœuf grillé , Osso-iraty.

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Irouléguy Cuvée Haitza Arretxea (Domaine)

The wine

The cuvée Haitza – “oak” in Basque – is produced using Tannat and Cabernet Sauvignon. The nose is powerful and expressive, with ripe black fruits aromas (blackberry, black cherry), and animal and spicy (clove) notes. The attack is warm, with an imposing tannic structure, the substance is dense and the length impeccable. To produce this cuvée, the grapes are picked by hand. The grapes, grown organically and biodynamically on complex and varied soils (sandstone, schist, cannel coal and ophite), are destemmed before undergoing natural fermentation. The grapes are steeped for three weeks and the wine matured on its lees in casks for around 18 months.

Information about domain Arretxea

Located in Irouléguy, in the heart of the Basque country, Domaine Arretxea (literally “the house of stone”) has been managed by Thérèse and Michel Riouspeyrous since 1989. This family-owned property, belonging at one time to grandfather Michel, spreads over 8 hectares. They grow Tannat, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc grapes, and Petit Manseng, Gros Manseng and Courbu for their whites. The domaine has been certified organic since 1998 and is now also biodynamic. Domaine Arretxea has come to be one of the best representatives of this region’s wines.

Detailed characteristics

  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 into-neck
  • Label: 1 good appearance
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Type of cellar: Classic underground cellar
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Original Wooden Case / Original Case: No
  • French customs seal: yes
  • Alcohol percentage: 13 %
  • Country/Region: South West France
  • Appellation/Wine: Irouléguy
  • Producer/Owner: Arretxea (Domaine)
  • Vintage: 2014
  • Color: Red
  • Service temperature: 15°
  • Viticulture: Biodynamics 
  • Size (in ha): 12
  • Intensity: Full-bodied
  • Dominant aroma: Black fruit
  • Tasting occasion: Gastronomic wine
  • Grape variety: 75% Tannat, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon
Irouléguy Cuvée Haitza Arretxea (Domaine)
Irouléguy Cuvée Haitza Arretxea (Domaine)

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Irouléguy Cuvée Haitza Arretxea (Domaine) 2014

iDealwine Price(1) corresponds to the hammer price and the buyer's premium charged by the auctioneer. (1)Bottle format