Ampeleia is a biodynamic estate in Tuscany's rugged Upper Maremma
which is not a sentence anyone writes about the other guys
Fermented traditionally and aged 34 months in large Slavonian oak casks
then aged in older barrels for textural finesse
Bodegas Ostatu, Rioja Blanco, 2025 SPAINCOUNT0125 Ampeleia is a biodynamic estateThis 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