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Bodegas Ostatu

Producer: Bodegas Ostatu
Style: Red
Vintage: 2006
Grapes: Tempranillo 90%, Graciano 10%
Region: Spain < Rioja < Rioja Alavesa

PRICE: $20

Tasting Notes and Food Pairing Suggestions

  • Grilled veal chops
  • Spicy cured Spanish chorizo
  • Moroccan lamb stew with Medjool dates and preserved lemon

This lean and linear blend of Tempranillo and Graciano from 50 year old vines is very mineral-driven and boasts a distinctive chalky character that derives from the chalky clay soils of the Rioja Alavesa. Lovely floral notes mingle with bright red currant fruit to yield a fabulous wine that's modest in its use of oak.

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