25 Feb Very positive’ balance of the collaboration of Dominio de Berzal with the centenary of Néstor Basterretxea.

Since last November, Bodegas Dominio de Berzal has been collaborating with the centenary of the Basque artist Néstor Basterretxea. A unique opportunity to combine wine and art through a fundamental figure of contemporary Basque culture. It has been an honour and a pleasure for the Berzal brothers to take part in this celebration by telling of our close relationship with the artist, which resulted in labels as special as the wines they dress, and it has been a pleasure for the Berzal brothers.

Balance

For Iñigo Berzal, the balance of this collaboration is ‘very positive because we have been able to unite a concept that I like very much, wine, with art’. Moreover, he insists: ‘We have reached a public, in this case that of museums, which does not have much to do with wine, and we have positioned ourselves as a brand in different places in the Basque Country that didn’t know about us’.

He also acknowledges that, within the world of wine, ‘we have discovered a Néstor Basterretxea who is not so popular’ because ‘apart from his best-known works such as sculptures, paintings, furniture design, he also designed logos, labels and lithographs’.

Berzal is grateful that this collaboration has allowed ‘us to get to know Gorka Basterretxea and has brought us closer together’.

Activities

The main action carried out to commemorate, by the winery, the centenary of Basterretxea was the launch of a special edition limited to 200 units of the Parcelas Viura and Garnacha Blanca in a luxury box.

The painter from Bermeo maintained a close relationship with the Berzal family, which you can discover in detail at this link, as a result of which the labels that wear, now silk-screened, the single-varietal white wines arose. Designed by Basterretxea, they reflect his vision of the characteristic plots from which both wines come.

Furthermore, on January 30, on the occasion of the exhibition that the Durango History Museum dedicated to Basterretxea’s work as a graphic designer and illustrator, a tasting was held in the museum itself.

There the relationship between the winery and the Basque artist was explained and the two single varietals that make up the centenary commemorative box were tasted. A tasting with great attendance and with the possibility of talking about these very special wines to a different audience.

Nestor Basterretxea Pack

There are still a few units of this very special pack in which, with an exclusive and carefully designed case, the two Dominio de Berzal Parcels are presented.

The fact that they are single varietals from two different grapes such as Viura and Garnacha Blanca allows those who try them to appreciate the nuances and characteristics of each of these two varieties. They are very gastronomic wines from the 2021 vintage, a vintage considered very good. With their production, the Berzal brothers want to claim different and original white wines.

The plot from which the Viura bunches come is called El Peregigo. He is over 50 years old. It is a calcareous clay soil. It is located on a hill, facing north, without a slope, in a windy area that helps heal the vine during the ripening season. With an altitude of 520 meters, it is in a favorable situation for its growth.

The Garnacha Blanca plot is called Los Barrancos. It is more than ten years old, it is planted in calcareous clay soil on a slope at an altitude of 550 meters with a northwest orientation. When making it, the Berzal brothers take into account the characteristics of each variety so that both express their full potential.