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). — 2 years ago

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Nathan Glitman

8.9

Still not the biggest fan of rose but quite nice — 10 years ago

Alan Doughty

9.6

Gorgeous flavors of coconut, dark fruit, wild hebs, mushroom and floral notes. Medium bodied, fresh acidity perfectly integrated with the intensity of the fruit. — 7 years ago

Gerry Poe

9.0

Great wine. Delicious on the front and back. New world style, a little stronger than an old world Spanish wine. Loved it at Casa Mono-NYC! — 9 years ago

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

9.1

black berries, also warm alcohol. The tannin is a little dry and chewy — 10 years ago

Jeff Gassman

9.1

Rose that drinks like red wine. This has a fair amount of tannins, and it's a rose! — 10 years ago

Lauren Brodsky

10

Amazing, slightly spicy great after taste. — 7 years ago

Mike stellfox

8.9

Full bodied earthy deep flavor — 9 years ago

Peter Sultan

9.0

Old friend, appreciate the slight funk amidst all that lovely fruit-have mistaken in past for a cab franc when tasted blind. — 9 years ago

with Paul and Owen

Samantha Sevekow

10

Drinking with Bordain #akelare So many flavors going on in this amazing wine — 11 years ago