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  October 26, 2016 - This wine is labeled Crianza, which in the Spanish wine classification scheme notes a wine that has been aged at least two years of which at least six months have been spent in oak barrels. This gives the wine a bit of cachet above a simple table wine, but still lacking the more advanced aging of a bottle labeled Reserva or Gran Reserva. We pulled the cork on this over lunch at the recommendation of the folks at a restaurant called Asados Nazareno in the town of Roa, located in the Province of Burgos, which is itself located in Castile and León out towards the northwest of Spain. It turns out that Roa, in the heart of Ribera del Duero, is about an eight minute drive from the Bodega Viña Sastre where the wine is made. It's quite local. In any case, the wine is rather characteristic for a Ribera del Duero (Tempranillo, of course, though in Ribera they often refer to Tempranillo as Tinta del país). We loved the notes of cedar, hickory, and blackberry in the nose. The blueberry notes so common in wine from this region followed on the palate, fruit forward, where a quite smooth mouthfeel made this the perfect midday red.

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• wine30flight Likes this wine: 91 points

  October 26, 2016 - We drank this wine with delicious lamb prepared in a traditional style for Ribera del Duero. It was stunning with the local fare! Quite characteristic for a Ribera del Duero, we found notes of cedar, hickory, and blackberry in the nose followed by blueberry and cedar on the palate. It's super smooth without a lot of powerful tannin or acidity, and very fruit forward.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2013
• Type Red
• Producer Viña Sastre (Bodegas Hermanos Sastre)
• Varietal Tinta del Pais
• Designation Crianza
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Spain
• Region Castilla y León
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Ribera del Duero
• UPC Code 8437002604035

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• In Cellars 8 (31%)
• Consumed 18 (69%)

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