The 2007 Xarmant Txakolina is composed of 80% Hondarribi Zuri and 20% Hondarribi Zuri Zerratia, both indigenous to the region. Medium straw-colored, it offers an enticing nose of mineral, citrus, and lemon zest. This is followed by a light- to medium-bodied dry wine with mouth watering fruit and excellent length. Drink it over the next 1-2 years. Arabako is the newest of Txakolina’s DOs having been formed in 2003 and is considered to produce rounder, warmer wines. Modernization and replanting began in the late 1980s and today there are 60 hectares of vineyard. Importer: Andre Tamers, De Maison Selections, Chapel Hill, NC; www.demaisonselections.com