7/13/26 The Cellar Door's 'RIOJA MONDAY'
THE CELLAR DOOR'S 'RIOJA MONDAY' WINESHEET
The Cellar Door is closed for vacation until Wednesday morning
The Cellar Door is closed for vacation until Wednesday morning
3 Rioja Wines - Red, White & Rose
2021 OSTATU RIOJA CRIANZA
$21.99 BTL./$263.88 CASE
$21.99 BTL./$263.88 CASE
Bodegas Ostatu is a family winery in Samaniego, in the heart of Rioja Alavesa. Sheltered by the Sierra Cantabria, its chalk-and-clay vineyards help produce site-driven Rioja that favors clarity over extended barrel aging. Read on...
Made from 90% Tempranillo with 10% Graciano, Mazuelo, and Garnacha, the 2021 is absolutely smashing. Neo-classic in style, it offers violet, blackberry, cocoa, and Moroccan spice, with velvety texture, fine grip, and a long, structured finish. Upscale in character but not price, it should develop beautifully through 2031+.
Made from 90% Tempranillo with 10% Graciano, Mazuelo, and Garnacha, the 2021 is absolutely smashing. Neo-classic in style, it offers violet, blackberry, cocoa, and Moroccan spice, with velvety texture, fine grip, and a long, structured finish. Upscale in character but not price, it should develop beautifully through 2031+.
2025 OSTATU RIOJA BLANCO
$19.99 BTL./$239.88 CASE
$19.99 BTL./$239.88 CASE
One of Bodega Ostatu’s true specialties is white Rioja. Made in a modern, freshness-driven style rather than the traditional oak-aged, oxidative approach, this unoaked blend of 90% Viura and 10% Malvasia comes from vines 30 to 80 years old and offers remarkable expression.
Palate-coating yet exceptionally clean and zesty, Ostatu’s 2025 offers lime, freshly cut daisies, crushed rock, and plenty of texture and depth. These qualities carry through a brilliantly detailed finish marked by strong varietal character, impressive length, and real energy. It is like a cannonball dive into a cool pool. Enjoy it with grilled mussels, salads, gazpacho, or a group of good friends.
Palate-coating yet exceptionally clean and zesty, Ostatu’s 2025 offers lime, freshly cut daisies, crushed rock, and plenty of texture and depth. These qualities carry through a brilliantly detailed finish marked by strong varietal character, impressive length, and real energy. It is like a cannonball dive into a cool pool. Enjoy it with grilled mussels, salads, gazpacho, or a group of good friends.
2021 OSTATU RIOJA ROSE
$19.99 BTL./$239.88 CASE
$19.99 BTL./$239.88 CASE
We have sold this impressive rosé—and enjoyed plenty of bottles ourselves—for nearly twenty years, and we think it is better than ever.
This is not a rosé made simply to capture market share. Its grapes—70% Tempranillo, 27% Garnacha, and 3% Viura—come from older vines and are grown specifically for this wine. The complex nose shows alluring Morello cherry, smoked herbs, dried rose petals, and a mineral undertone. On the palate, it is mouthwatering, savory, and appealing, with generous flavor, depth, and intrigue, followed by a vibrant, lingering finish. As always, it is excellent with traditional seafood dishes or on its own on the porch, but it also shines with spicy Latin or Asian-inspired preparations.
This is not a rosé made simply to capture market share. Its grapes—70% Tempranillo, 27% Garnacha, and 3% Viura—come from older vines and are grown specifically for this wine. The complex nose shows alluring Morello cherry, smoked herbs, dried rose petals, and a mineral undertone. On the palate, it is mouthwatering, savory, and appealing, with generous flavor, depth, and intrigue, followed by a vibrant, lingering finish. As always, it is excellent with traditional seafood dishes or on its own on the porch, but it also shines with spicy Latin or Asian-inspired preparations.
