Pago de Otazu is a branch of Bodega Otazu, a Spanish winery in

Navarre Navarre (; es, Navarra ; eu, Nafarroa ), officially the Chartered Community of Navarre ( es, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, links=no ; eu, Nafarroako Foru Komunitatea, links=no ), is a foral autonomous community and province in northern Spain, ...

, Spain. The Pago de Otazu branch uses the

Vino de Pago Vino de Pago is a classification for Spanish wine applied to individual vineyards or wine estates, unlike the Denominación de Origen Protegida (DOP) or Denominación de Origen Calificada (DOCa) which is applied to an entire wine region. The Vin ...

wine appellation, a

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for

Spanish wine Spanish wine () includes red, white, and sparkling wines produced throughout the country. Located on the Iberian Peninsula, Spain has over 1.2 million hectares (2.9 million acres) planted in wine grapes, making it the most widely pla ...

applied to individual vineyards or wine estates, unlike the Denominación de Origen Protegida (DOP) or Denominación de Origen Calificada (DOCa) which is applied to an entire wine region. This Vino de Pago is located in the municipality of

Echauri Etxauri is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto ...

, a village only 8 km from

Pamplona Pamplona (; eu, Iruña or ), historically also known as Pampeluna in English, is the capital city of the Chartered Community of Navarre, in Spain. It is also the third-largest city in the greater Basque cultural region. Lying at near above ...

, the capital of the

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Community of

Navarra Navarre (; es, Navarra ; eu, Nafarroa ), officially the Chartered Community of Navarre ( es, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, links=no ; eu, Nafarroako Foru Komunitatea, links=no ), is a foral autonomous community and province in northern Spain, ...

, Spain, and it is geographically within the borders of the Navarra DOP. The winery, Bodega Otazu, also sells wines under the Navarra DOP appellation.

Organoleptic characteristics of wines

Chardonnay variety. Yellow-green color with brilliance and clarity. Complex and powerful aromas, marked by the finesse of the variety. Predominance of the fruity aromas of the variety, citrus, flora, exotic fruit, with some mineral note, something minty and cut grass. Present a mouth with great complexity, balanced and with good amplitude. Harmonic, fresh and pleasant palate. Long finish with memories of the sensations of the nose. In the barrel-fermented version, aging increases the complexity and conditions of the wine. Creamy, milky and toasted aromas will appear, fruit of the new Allier French oak barrel. More creamy and structured. Tempranillo red variety. Purple, garnet, medium-high color. Nose with a lot of red and black fruit, clean and of good intensity, elegant. Very pleasant on the palate from the start, well-structured, fresh, medium-high body, long finish, hints of fruit. During aging, it develops toasted notes, roasted nuances, tobacco and some liquorice. Cabernet Sauvignon, red variety. Very high intensity color, dark purple, high layer. On the nose, the notes of the variety, forest fruits, wild fruits, spices, truffles, minerals subtly appear. An aroma of enormous intensity, complexity and subtlety. Once again, the terroir and the weather play their role, providing personality to the variety. Palate with good tannins, structured and robust, tasty, fresh finish, good body. In the aging it will mark more notes of spices, tobacco, cedar (cigar box), minerals, some ink. Merlot red variety. High intensity color, dark cherry. Nose marked by its intensity, lots of black fruit, berries. Earthy, forest aromas appear. Of great complexity and elegance. Atlantic, marked by the climate of the vineyard. Fleshy, powerful on the palate, the tannins are firm but pleasant, long. In the aging it develops the range of spices, sweet peppers, toasted wood, very complex. A wine marked by the estate's Atlantic terroir.

Authorised grape varieties

The authorised grape varieties are: * Red:

Tempranillo Tempranillo (also known as Ull de Llebre, Cencibel, Tinto Fino and Tinta del Pais in Spain, Aragonez or Tinta Roriz in Portugal, and several other synonyms elsewhere) is a black grape variety widely grown to make full-bodied red wines in its ...

Merlot Merlot is a dark blue–colored wine grape variety, that is used as both a blending grape and for varietal wines. The name ''Merlot'' is thought to be a diminutive of ''merle'', the French name for the blackbird, probably a reference to the ...

, and

Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon () is one of the world's most widely recognized red wine grape varieties. It is grown in nearly every major wine producing country among a diverse spectrum of climates from Australia and British Columbia, Canada to Lebanon' ...

* White:

Chardonnay Chardonnay (, , ) is a green-skinned grape variety used in the production of white wine. The variety originated in the Burgundy wine region of eastern French wine, France, but is now grown wherever wine is produced, from English wine, Englan ...

References

External links

Pago de Otazu official website
Wine regions of Spain Spanish wine Appellations Wine classification {{wine-region-stub