The Bodega Otazu of Navarre

Bodega Otazu - Otazu Merlot Rosado
The winery offers 27 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
This estate is part of the Bodega Otazu.
It is ranked in the top 3 of the estates of Navarre.
It is located in Navarre

The Bodega Otazu is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 27 wines for sale in of Navarre to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Bodega Otazu wines

Looking for the best Bodega Otazu wines in Navarre among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Bodega Otazu wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Bodega Otazu wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top pink wines of Bodega Otazu

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Bodega Otazu

How Bodega Otazu wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb such as recipes of beef strogonoff, pheasant casserole with cabbage or lamb tagine with dried fruits.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Bodega Otazu

On the nose the pink wine of Bodega Otazu. often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, raspberry or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or oak.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Bodega Otazu

  • 2008With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Bodega Otazu.

  • Merlot
  • Tempranillo

Discovering the wine region of Navarre

Navarra, in northern Spain, is one of the country's 17 first-level administrative regions (comunidades autónomas) and a fairly prolific, if lesser-known, wine region. Traditionally associated with the production of Bright, Fruity rosé, Navarra is beginning to attract attention for its high-quality red wines, mainly from the Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot grapes, after years of being overshadowed by its southern neighbor, Rioja. The first evidence of wine-making in the region dates back to Roman times, but it is almost certain that Vines were growing here Long before that. It was recently discovered that vines of the prehistoric species Vitis sylvestris - the predecessor of the beloved Vitis vinifera - were still growing in Navarre.

After the Romans, vine cultivation continued under the Moors and then expanded considerably under Christian rule. The demand for wine was boosted by Catholics making the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage to the shrine (now a cathedral) of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, where, according to tradition, the remains of the apostle St James are buried. The 14th century was a period of prosperity for Navarre and the number of vineyards multiplied to the extent that restrictions had to be imposed to ensure that enough land was given over to cereals to feed the local population. Demand received a further boost at the end of the 19th century when France was hit by Phylloxera.

The top red wines of Bodega Otazu

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Bodega Otazu

How Bodega Otazu wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef with balsamic sauce, pasta with vongoles (flat clams) or tanjia.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Bodega Otazu

On the nose the red wine of Bodega Otazu. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, tobacco or vanilla and sometimes also flavors of chocolate, dark fruit or non oak. In the mouth the red wine of Bodega Otazu. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Bodega Otazu

  • 2007With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2003With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.85/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Bodega Otazu.

  • Tempranillo
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

The top white wines of Bodega Otazu

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Bodega Otazu

How Bodega Otazu wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of endives with ham, christmas salad or vegan leek and tofu quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Bodega Otazu

On the nose the white wine of Bodega Otazu. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, melon or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, citrus fruit or spices. In the mouth the white wine of Bodega Otazu. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Bodega Otazu

  • 2008With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Bodega Otazu.

  • Chardonnay

The word of the wine: Bite

Said of a wine with exacerbated acidity.

The top sparkling wines of Bodega Otazu

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Bodega Otazu

How Bodega Otazu wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of fish curry à la reunion, tempura of vegetables and quick or shrimp curry and coconut (thailand).

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Bodega Otazu.

  • Chardonnay

Discover the grape variety: Tempranillo

The black Tempranillo is a grape variety native to Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium-sized bunches and medium-sized grapes. The black Tempranillo can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

The top sweet wines of Bodega Otazu

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Bodega Otazu

How Bodega Otazu wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Bodega Otazu

  • 2005With an average score of 3.60/5

The word of the wine: Côte des Bar

This is the name given to the vineyards of the Aube, which are closer to Burgundy, and some of the wines produced here bear witness to this proximity. The pinot noir dominates, the meunier is practically absent. Two crus have become references: Riceys, where a rosé without bubbles is also produced, and Montgueux near Troyes, renowned for its Chardonnay.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Bodega Otazu

Planning a wine route in the of Navarre? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Bodega Otazu.

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Bodega Otazu and wines from the region

Andrew Jefford: ‘Arresting and generous, but without vulgarity or excess’

Layers of colour in the sky before me: indigo, peach, salmon. In the rear-view mirror, the gold was catching fire. As I drove down through the lonely, Mistral-chilled vines of Babeau-Bouldoux towards nearby St-Chinian, I was thinking about what Christine Deleuze of Clos Bagatelle had just said. ‘When you came to visit 10 years ago,’ she reminded me, ‘you said we needed to wait another decade for a market breakthrough. Today you’ve said we need to wait another decade or two. So when, exactly, wil ...

Bordeaux ‘Act for Change’ symposium

The focus of the symposium, unsurprisingly, was on the challenges posed by climate change. As if to illustrate the immediacy of the threat, the symposium took place during a heatwave, with temperatures of over 40°C  in Bordeaux and extreme weather events recorded across the coountry: parts of southwest France saw violent storms and winds of 112kph on the evening of 20 June, while vineyards across the Médoc and St-Emilion were damaged by hailstones ‘the size of golfballs’. As Olivier Bernard of D ...

Andrew Jefford: ‘Arresting and generous, but without vulgarity or excess’

Layers of colour in the sky before me: indigo, peach, salmon. In the rear-view mirror, the gold was catching fire. As I drove down through the lonely, Mistral-chilled vines of Babeau-Bouldoux towards nearby St-Chinian, I was thinking about what Christine Deleuze of Clos Bagatelle had just said. ‘When you came to visit 10 years ago,’ she reminded me, ‘you said we needed to wait another decade for a market breakthrough. Today you’ve said we need to wait another decade or two. So when, exactly, wil ...

The word of the wine: Bite

Said of a wine with exacerbated acidity.