In the glass

Full-bodiedFirm tanninHigh acidityDryLong finish

Aroma: black cherry, blackberry, cedar, mineral, spice

Palate: dark fruit, fine tannin, graphite, savoury

The grower family's old-vine single-plot Tempranillo: dark, mineral and structured, the estate's prestige red from Samaniego.

What it pairs with

  • Chuleton de buey Find chuleton de buey on TableJourney →
    Aged-beef chop frames the fine tannin and dark fruit.
  • Venison loin
    Dark game meets the mineral frame.
  • Aged Manchego
    Hard cheese balances the grip.

History

Gloria de Ostatu is the family's old-vine single-plot prestige red.

  1. 1997 — First Gloria de Ostatu vintage

Facts

Producer
Bodegas Ostatu
Grapes
Tempranillo (100%)
Classification
DOCa Rioja
Oak
Around 16 months in French oak
ABV
14.5%
Price
EUR 30 to 50 at retail
Drinking window
6 to 20 from vintage
First vintage
1997

Scores

  • Tim Atkin 92 (2017 vintage, reviewed 2022)

Tags

cellar worthy dry firm tannin full body high acid mood bold mood elegant occasion cellar occasion special old vines old world pairs with aged cheese pairs with game pairs with red meat price premium single vineyard still red tempranillo
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