Bodegas Ostatu, Gran Reserva Blanco, 2019 no upc But there’s balance too—lively acidity

But there’s balance too—lively acidity

and the San Andreas bottling is the signature: a selection drawn from roughly thirty distinct farming blocks

minimal sulfur — it's powerful and concentrated yet never heavy

adding complexity and depth

Bodegas Ostatu, Gran Reserva Blanco, 2019 no upc But there’s balance too—lively acidityRioja rarely gets to show off this side of itself: a serious, age worthy white that Ostatu bottles only in vintages good enough to justify it. Made from Viura and Malvasia grown at altitude on chalky limestone in Samaniego, in the Rioja Alavesa, it sees no malolactic fermentation and long aging in used French oak, which builds texture and depth without heaviness. This is the kind of white that rewards a decant and a proper glass, and it belongs to a