Bodegas Ostatu, Rioja Blanco, 2025 SPAINCOUNT0125 has farmed across the appellation

has farmed across the appellation for generations

The 2022 Kalkofen Riesling Grosses Gewächs (dry Grand Cru) is fermented spontaneously in 500L barrels and left on gross lees for 18 months

Sortilège

Excellent hand-made Pastis that is less sweet and much more layered and complex than the national brands

then aged in older barrels for textural finesse

Bodegas Ostatu, Rioja Blanco, 2025 SPAINCOUNT0125 has farmed across the appellationThis is white Rioja for everyday pleasure, all freshness and lift. Ostatu, a family estate in Samaniego with organic, carbon neutral farming, blends Viura and Malvasia from vines between 30 and 80 years old into a bright, aromatic white meant to be poured young and often. Expect flowers, citrus, and orchard fruit rather than oak. It is the easygoing entry point to a producer helping push Rioja toward fresher, more terroir driven whites, and it drinks