Mendieta Osaba 'Vascomendi' Vinedo Singular Blanco, Rioja Alavesa, Spain

Pale yellow with green reflections, the wine shows bright clarity and immediately releases aromas of pear, green apple, and white flowers. 2021 Mendieta Osaba Vascomendi Viñedo Singular Blanco reflects a cooler, more restrained vintage, where freshness, precision, and natural tension shape a white wine that feels focused, energetic, and quietly complex rather than expansive.

Product Details:

• Producer: Mendieta Osaba
• Owners: Juantxu Mendieta and Carmen M. Osaba
• Winemaker: Juantxu Mendieta
• Vintage: 2021
• Grape Composition: Malvasia 50%, Viura 50%
• ABV: 14.5%
• Style: Dry white wine
• Vineyard Designation: Viñedo Singular
• Vineyard Planted: 1965

Sensory Description:

The nose is clean and precise, offering lifted aromas of ripe pear, green apple, and subtle floral notes with no excess ripeness. On the palate, the wine is taut and finely structured, revealing crisp orchard fruit, gentle citrus, and a clear mineral edge that reflects the cooler growing season. Acidity is vibrant and well-integrated, carrying the wine through a textured mid-palate shaped by vine age and careful lees work. The finish is long and focused, lingering with freshness, mineral clarity, and a sense of restraint that favors definition over weight.

Awards & Accolades:

• 90 Points: Decanter (2021)

Producer’s Background:

Mendieta Osaba is a small, family-owned winery guided by Juantxu Mendieta and Carmen M. Osaba, whose partnership combines generational vineyard knowledge with a shared commitment to authenticity. Juantxu learned vineyard stewardship alongside his father before expanding his experience through formal training and international harvests. Their work centers on historic family vineyards farmed with precision and restraint, allowing soil, vine age, and season to guide the final expression. The Viñedo Singular site planted in 1965 stands as a cornerstone of this philosophy, producing wines that prioritize clarity, balance, and longevity.

Serving Suggestions:

Serve chilled at approximately 46 to 50 degrees Fahrenheit in a white wine glass that allows aromatic lift. This wine pairs naturally with roasted poultry, grilled pork or veal, creamy seafood dishes, and farmhouse cheeses, where its acidity, texture, and mineral drive complement both richness and subtle seasoning.