Tasting- "Mokoroa Txakoli 2011"

Mokoroa Txakoli 2011

• Variety: 95% Hondarrabi Zuri, 5% Hondarrabi Beltza
• Region: Basque
• Country: Spain
• Year: 2011
• Price: $13.95
• Shop review:
• "Young, fruity, dry white wine with high acidity and medium alcohol content (9.5%-11.5%).  As a result of the fermentation process, this wine is slightly sparkling, producing a tingle on the palate and a full range of aromas.  Two grape varietals, Hondarrabi Zuri, which makes up 95% of the vines, and Hondarrabi Beltza, which makes up the remaining 5%.  Txakoli is excellent as an aperitif and is best when drunk within one year of bottling.  Mokoroa's Txakoli is a tremendous value for its quality."
• My review:
• This wine was very, very acidic.  I tasted apple notes, as well as a musky kind of flavor.  It seems like a wine that needs to accompany food; I think drinking it with fish or an appetizer would help balance out the acid, which is difficult to drink on its own.
• I did not have this wine with food.
• Tasted at the Vintage Cellar wine tasting on 04/13/2013.