Vintage: In 2018, Rioja Alavesa saw a relatively cool and fresh vintage with many challenges; the result for Ostatu was elegant, expressive Atlantic wines. A cool spring and early summer with abundant rainfall required extensive, vigilant work in...

Vintage: In 2020, rainfall and early budding resulted in a relatively early, somewhat uneven harvest. Some vineyards were damaged by hail, reducing yields, but surviving bunches were of outstanding quality. 2020 at Ostatu produced balanced wines...

There is a savory medley of red fruit like strawberries and cherries that danced around with some black fruit notes, a whack of bright acidity and that classic finishing spice Tempranillo always brings to the party, making this such a fun, zippy little...

At the same time, there is a small amount of the much-coveted Viña Tondonia Reserva to be found.  This is the from the winery’s Tondonia Estate and has been aged an astounding twelve years in barrel and bottle before release.  Here...

The vines, a mixture of mainly Tempranillo with Garnacha, Mazuelo and Graciano, are over 40-years old and have long been bottled as an oak-aged Crianza, although, legally, it could easily qualify as Gran Reserva.   Aged for three years in...

Tempranillo (95%) and Mazuelo (2%) from estate-owned vineyards in Briñas, Labastida and Villalba and Graciano (3%) from our Montecillo vineyard.  The selected clusters were picked manually into boxes that were transported to the winery in...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 97 Points:The 2008 Vina el Pison comes from a single vineyard planted in 1945 on pure limestone. It is the epitome of elegance with a sensual bouquet, a silky texture, already complex flavors, and a lengthy, pure finish. It...