Peter van den Besselaar

9.1

Vintage 2005 | great balance but also a bit strict. Icon wine from Rioja. 🍀 — 4 months ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.1

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. Tasting well now! Nice value! — 6 months ago

Martijn

8.9

Almost new world style Chardonnay from spain…. — a year ago

Scott Wintner

9.8

Gift from JR. Very flavorful and a tad spicy. — 2 years ago

Angelo Casagrande

9.2

Loved it. Beautiful nose. Soft mouthfeel with black fruit and some pepper. Had it w burgers and it was great — 5 months ago

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! — 7 months ago

Rob Brobst III

9.4

What a region and varietal.
— 10 months ago

Adam Baker

9.4

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

with Elissa

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 — 6 months ago

with Jennifer

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). — 10 months ago

with Deked1