Otero Reserva

Bodegas Otero

Mmmm, this offers gorgeously mature red fruit notes similar to a great Rioja Reserva, but with Castilla, this comes with a degree more richness, persistence of spice and sweet notes from the American and French oak. Long in the mouth, rounded, elegant and utterly worth every penny. This reaffirmed our belief in this oft forgotten region of Spain - we kissed a lot of frogs, but this was a real Princesss...or Prince, depending on your persuasion.

Excellent wine to accompany cured cheese, stew meat, grilled meat and pizza & pasta

Manual harvest in plastic boxes of 20 kilos. The destemmed and slightly crushed grapes were kept for 12 days in maceration in stainless steel tanks, with two pump-overs per day and a temperature of 25ºC. After uncubating, it underwent malolactic fermentation in tanks of our underground cellar and subsequently it has been aged for 24 months in American and French oak barrels.

Jancisrobinson.com, 2026, 17 points: “Hats off to House of Townend for finding this marvel of a wine – what a privileged opportunity to taste a 10-year-old wine at what tastes like the peak of its drinkability, and also to taste a wine that could pass for a Rioja but at half the price. The cherry-sweet, dried-cranberry fruit is still brimming with life. There is an elegant trail of cigar and sweet tobacco spice. The tannins are fine-grained and beautifully resolved. The finish pulls in like a drawstring. I am so impressed with this. Snap it up.” Wine Merchant Top 100, 2026: “Smells and tastes a little like an aged Bordeaux, with vanilla oak, but it’s still showing its youth with dark fruit and velvet tannins and a bit of peppered spiciness on the finish,” the judges said. “A wine with loads of character and value.” Decanter, Spanish Indigenous Reds, 2022, Highly Recommended: "Woody oaky notes on the nose, with orange peel and pimenton. A supple, mature style reflecting its eight years of age. Good acidity, well-managed tannins and a lovely savoury finish."