Ostatu Reserva

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In the glass

Aroma: red and black cherry, cedar, dried herb, spice

Palate: red fruit, fine tannin, savoury, fresh

A fresh, balanced Alavesa Reserva from the grower family: savoury and polished, a strong-value estate Rioja.

What it pairs with

• Cordero asado al sarmiento Vine-shoot-roasted suckling lamb is the canonical Rioja match; the wine's resolved tannins frame the sweet fat.More wines for lamb →
• Chuleton de buey a la brasa A thick aged-beef chop over embers meets the wine's savoury oak and grip.More wines for steak →Find chuleton de buey a la brasa on TableJourney →
• Jamon iberico Cured Iberian ham echoes the wine's dried-cherry and leather register.More wines for ham →

With cheese

Queso Camerano Our pick Curado Camerano, ripened at least 75 days, is hard, with a brown-green mould rind and a salty, slightly bitter finish. A Tempranillo-led Reserva, aged a year or more in oak, brings fruit that softens the bitterness, while the cheese's salt tames the tannin.

How to serve Ostatu Reserva

Allow 65 minutes from open to pour.

1. Open and decant. Open 60 minutes before serving and pour into a decanter to aerate.
2. Serve at 14-16°C. Cellar temperature (14-16°C) is the band for this style. Warmer pushes alcohol forward; colder dampens aromatics.
3. Glassware. Use a Burgundy bowl with a wide opening: the bowl shape rewards the wine's structure.
4. Pair with. Cordero asado al sarmiento, Chuleton de buey a la brasa, Jamon iberico. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.

History

The Ostatu Reserva is the family's classic estate red from Samaniego.

1. 1970Bodega established at Samaniego

Facts

Producer

Bodegas Ostatu · visiting guide

Grapes

Tempranillo (90%), Graciano (10%)

Classification

DOCa Rioja

Oak

Around 18 months in French and American oak

ABV

14.0%

Price

EUR 15 to 25 at retail

Drinking window

5 to 18 from vintage

First vintage

1970

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