France's smallest and most remote wine appellation, on the steep Atlantic slopes of the Pyrenees in the Basque Country near Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port. The same grapes as the Spanish Basque txakoli tradition — Tannat and Cabernet Franc (Axeria) for reds, Gros Manseng and Petit Manseng for whites. Extraordinary altitude (up to 400m), Atlantic rainfall and schist soils create wines of intensity and freshness unusual for Southwestern France.
| Year | Rating | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | — | Basque Pyrenean conditions were balanced; the granite-schist sites delivered characteristic mineral freshness in both white and red. |
| 2022 | — | Irouléguy 2022: Atlantic Pyrenean schist harvest; Tannat and Manseng of remarkable freshness |
| 2021 | — | Irouléguy 2021: Atlantic Pyrenean schist harvest; Tannat and Manseng of remarkable freshness |
| 2020 | — | Irouléguy 2020: Atlantic Pyrenean schist harvest; Tannat and Manseng of remarkable freshness |
| 2019 | — | Irouléguy 2019: Atlantic Pyrenean schist harvest; Tannat and Manseng of remarkable freshness |
| 2018 | — | Irouléguy 2018: Atlantic Pyrenean schist harvest; Tannat and Manseng of remarkable freshness |
| 2017 | — | Atlantic year; elegant, fresh style — particularly successful for whites |