Since 1640
Four centuries of deeds, land and arguments in Enate. Here's the short version.
The earliest paperwork
1640. The family's oldest documents: the purchase of plots in Enate to grow vines and olives. Wars, frosts and generations happened on top of it all. The plots are still here.
Jusepe Otto buys La Mezquita
1665. Jusepe Otto buys the La Mezquita estate. In 1701 he recovers El Plano. Buying, losing and recovering land: the family sport for two centuries.
48 Jaca pounds
1729. Sebastián Otto sells a piece of the Santa Sabina estate for 48 Jaca pounds (libras jaquesas). Three centuries later, Santa Sabina is the name of one of our wines. The estates from the old parchments live on in the labels.
Rafael Otto buys it back
1814. Rafael Otto buys La Mezquita back. In 1843 he's offered the Zapatero estate for 14 ounces of gold, and in 1864 he buys El Plano. Four generations actively farming the same plots — that's how we know which clone works on which soil.
The family album
20th century. José and Joaquina, the great-grandparents, in the vineyard and in Enate's square. Many of those photos were taken by Ricardo Compaire, a pioneer of photography in Spain. Some of them illustrate our labels today.
Otto and Bestué
1959. Lorenzo Otto Calvo marries Alicia Bestué Montes, and the two families' land is joined. The winery's name didn't come from an agency: it came from a wedding. And the Alicia wine carries the grandmother's name.
The Somontano D.O. is born
1984. Somontano becomes a D.O. (Designation of Origin), and the family farms as growers in Enate. The same land as always, with an official surname.
The family's own winery
1999. Lorenzo Otto Bestué and his father Lorenzo Otto Calvo build Bodega Otto Bestué at the foot of the Pyrenees. The first wines with their own label are born: Bestué Rosado and Finca Santa Sabina. Three and a half centuries of vines, and finally, the bottle.
The third generation
Ignacio was the first to come back, in 2017. Jorge and Marina followed. Today: 60 hectares of our own vines at Monte de Enate, 380,000 bottles, and the same obsession as ever — selling the wine face to face, no ceremony.
What's next
Rioja and Ribera del Duero, each project with its own name. No rush: when we say coming soon, we mean years. We've had four centuries — we know how to wait.
Work with us
We sell direct to consumers in Spain and work with importers and partners worldwide. If you want BESTUÉ in your market, talk to us.
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