Osoti Brut Natura Gran Añada 2018

Vinedos Ruiz Jimenez the result of a dream come true when in 1998, Francisco Ruiz, decided to build his own winery to use the grapes he was growing, instead of selling them. All the vineyards are organically farmed in the small village of Aldeanueva de Ebro in Rioja. The idea was to offer the best quality, most terroir expressive wines that the land has to offer using only organic and sustainable parameters. This was quite a rare idea in Rioja back in 1998 but he knew that organic and biodynamic was the only way to give quality and terroir to the wines. Today they are the only organic and Demeter certified winery in Rioja. Winemaking Detail: Hand-harvested and manually selected Viura. The winemaking process follows the “champenoise” or “Traditional Method”, where the second alcoholic fermentation takes place inside the bottle. Gran Anada is aged on its lees for 40 months in the cellar. The highest level of quality in Rioja.

Hand-harvested and manually selected Viura. The winemaking process follows the “champenoise” or “Traditional Method”, where the second alcoholic fermentation takes place inside the bottle. Gran Anada is aged on its lees for 40 months in the cellar. The highest level of quality in Rioja.

An extra-long 40 months aging on the lees to allow those complex honeyed, brioche aromas to come through. So soft on the palate too with yellow peach, quince, almond and raisin. A tiny limited edition bottling

Almonds, Chips, Grilled fish

Rioja is arguably the best known wine region the world, and especially in the UK where year on year we buy about a third of their total global export. The c.600 winery-strong region, set across the communities of La Rioja, Navarre, and the Basque province of Álava is the spiritual home of Tempranillo. At c.140km from the North coast it benefits from a real continental climate. Moderated by the Cantabiran mountains to the north the best sites, at 400-800m, are in the subregions of Rioja Alta and Rioja Alavesa. Whites are made from Viura but these days Rioja is over 85% red. Oak aging (and choice of oak) plays a huge role, with wines made Joven, Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva all having their own distinctive styles and fans.