Chris MacLean

9.1

Nicely done. Uncomplicated but not simple. The restraint is evident. Just the right amount of sweet Grenache fruit (and I’ve usually not a Grenache fan). — 7 months ago

with Sarah

Peter van den Besselaar

9.3

30 years old | very complex and with many layers. Strawberry sorbet, brown sugar, cacao and spices, butterscotch. A hint of sweetness but the wine is dry! — 3 years ago

Martijn

8.9

Almost new world style Chardonnay from spain…. — 3 years ago

Adam Baker

9.4

Phenomenal sherry. Not too sweet like most Pedro ximenez. Buy at ranch acres. Also not too syrupy. — 4 years ago

with Elissa

Scott Wintner

9.8

Gift from JR. Very flavorful and a tad spicy. — 4 years ago

Joe Gillies

8.9

Similar to a crianza. Good value. Black fruit, earthy, and cedar. Very enjoyable . — 7 years ago

Matt Sterr

9.5

Transcendent on both nose and palate. — 7 years ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.4

Lalos bday magnum — 8 months ago

LaShaune DeJean

9.5

Great with cheese, olives, bread on a Fall Day. — 2 years ago

with Kristine

Vanessa

9.3

Let’s talk about VIÑA SASTRE!

This is a family-owned and -operated winery (since 1992) from Ribera del Duero DO, located in the broader Castilla y León region of Spain.  

Ribera del Duero is highly regarded for having many old vines (50-100 yrs + in age) and a quintessential “continental climate,” with extremely cold winters and hot summers, vineyards planted at high altitudes (a plateau called the Meseta Central), and thus a large diurnal range…

All of these factors help enable the production of highly structured and age-worthy wines (with deep concentration, tannins, alcohol, acidity). This wine is no exception!

It’s a deep ruby wine with medium (+) intensity in aromas / flavors including ripe red and black currant, blackberry, black cherry, red plum, violets, tobacco, nutmeg, clove, pencil shavings, coconut, vanilla, cocoa nibs, and mocha notes.

On the palate, it’s dry, with medium(+) acidity, a full body, high alcohol, and medium(+) tannins that are fine-grained, with a long, elegant finish.

Cheers to delicious wines that offer a sense of place! 

Viña Sastre Ribera Del Duero Reserva Pagos Viejos (2017). — 3 years ago

with Deked1

Jose Otero

9.0

Quintana Hermanos — 6 years ago

Matt Sterr

9.6

Coffee. Chocolate. Raisins. The viscosity of 10W-30. Truly special. Rich people should pour this on their ice cream. — 7 years ago

Lee Parry

9.1

Great Tempranillo! — 8 years ago

Konrad Ziegler

8.9

At Barcelona wine bar — a year ago

Chris Buggy

8.9

Two weeks home from Seville and what do I stumble upon…a little ox, a little honey, skin contact …deep amber color…gets better by the sip — 3 years ago

with Jennifer

Rob Brobst III

9.4

What a region and varietal.
— 3 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.3

100% Tempranillo, bright Ruby red with aromas of fresh red fruits with sweet spice notes, aged in French oak for 18 months. On the palate flavors of cherry and red plum with vanilla, oak and cacao notes. Fine tannins, long finish, ending with fruit, oak, pepper earthy character. Nice value! — 3 years ago

Amanda

9.0

The 2019 was absolutely delicious. Not too jammy but lip smacking all the same. Glad we have another bottle! — 4 years ago

Jose Luis Rivera

9.1

Uvas procedentes de las zonas altas de los viñedos más viejos, situadas en los términos de Samaniego, Laguardia, y Leza, a 580 metros de altitud. Suelos arcillosos calcáreos, muy pobres en pendientes orientadas al sur. La estructura del subsuelo esta formada por varias capas de roca blanca. El Ostatu Blanco es un vino fresco, construido sobre la fruta blanca, fácil de beber, casi de trago largo. — 7 years ago

tim heyman

9.1

very gd quality spanish rioja. clearly gd oak and long maturation for 2004 vintage — 8 years ago