Excellent hand-made Pastis that is less sweet and much more layered and complex than the national brands
which is not a sentence anyone writes about the other guys
Fermented traditionally and aged 34 months in large Slavonian oak casks
The 2022 Kalkofen Riesling Grosses Gewächs (dry Grand Cru) is fermented spontaneously in 500L barrels and left on gross lees for 18 months
The grapes macerate about 20 days in concrete tanks with indigenous yeasts
Bodegas Ostatu, Rioja Blanco, 2025 SPAINCOUNT0125 Excellent hand-made Pastis that isThis 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