Vina Otano, Rioja Reserva Red

This winery is run by third generation winegrowers. The current owner, Oscar Montaña’s, grandfather started working in wine in 1910. Vineyards range in age from 30 to 95+ years old. Fruit comes from a combination of estate grown fruit and fruit grown under contract and winery direction from two distinct areas within Rioja Alta. All fruit is hand harvested. The current winery was built in 1989 incorporating stainless steel tanks and refrigerat ion. Their cellars have storage for over 50,000 cases of wine.

Winery: Vina Otano
Appellation: Rioja
Average age of vines: N/A
Farming Methods: Sustainable methods
Maturation: Aged for 18 months in French and American oak barrels, racked every 6 months. Aged a further 30 months in bottle before release
Soil: Calcareous clay
Varietal: 85% Tempranillo 10% Graciano and 5% Mazuelo
Vineyard Orientation: 600-650 meters
Vineyard Size: N/A

Wine	Scores	Downloads	Reviews
Vina Otano, Rioja Reserva Red 2016	93 OwenBargreen.com The gorgeous 2016 Vina Otano ‘Reserva’ Rioja is shining brightly now at the eight year mark. This was stored for 18 months in French and American oak barrels and then a further 30 months in barrel before bottling. This is wonderfully concentrated on the palate, displaying rich red and dark fruit flavors alongside garrigue, tar and exotic spices. Enjoy this beauty now and over the next ten plus years. Drink 2023-2033- 91 View from the Cellar The 2016 Rioja “Reserva” from Viña Otano is crafted from a cépages of eighty-five percent Tempranillo, ten percent Graciano and five percent Mazuelo. The wine is aged in a combination of French and American oak barrels for eighteen months prior to bottling and an additional two and a half years in the bottle prior to release. The wine’s aromatic constellation is quite lovely today, wafting from the glass in a mix of red and black raspberries, Rioja spices, cigar smoke, celery seed, a fine base of soil, a hint of lavender and cedary oak. On the palate the wine is fullbodied, focused and complex, with a fine core of fruit, good soil signature, moderate tannins and fine focus and balance on the long and promising finish. This is not quite ready to drink yet, but it is not too far away and will be a very tasty bottle once the tannins soften up a bit more. A fine value. 2028-2060.	Bottle Image Label Image Tech Sheet
Vina Otano, Rioja Reserva Red 2017	93 Wine Enthusiast The scent of black cherry, mocha and sage wafts from the glass. Plush tannins support black cherry, blackberry, caramel, clove and mint tea flavors. Well-integrated acidity and a note of saline endure long after the last sip. 91+ View from the Cellar The 2017 Rioja “Reserva” from Viña Otano is composed from its customary blend of eighty-five percent tempranillo, ten percent graciano and five percent mazuelo, with all of the fruit hailing from vineyards in the Rioja Alta sector. The wine is given eighteen months of élevage in cask prior to bottling and tips the scales at 14.5 percent alcohol in this vintage. It offers up a lovely aromatic constellation of black raspberries, cassis, cigar wrapper, dark soil tones, brown spices, just a touch of meatiness and cedary wood. On the palate the wine is deep, complex and full- bodied, with a good undercarriage of tannins, fine depth at the core, good soil signature and a long, poised and very nicely balanced finish. Despite being seven years of age, the 2017 Reserva really could do with a bit more time in the cellar to properly soften up its tannins. It is a lovely bottle in the making. 2030-2065. John Gilman; Issue 109, January – February 2024	Bottle Image Label Image Tech Sheet