Vina Sastre Ribera Del Duero Pago De Santa Cruz Gran Reserva Cosecha Propia De Vinas Viejas 2010 750 ML

Nothing feels excessive here, and if the oak shows at first, it slowly recedes as the tannins take the lead, revealing notes of Indian spices, red cherry, ripe strawberry and earth, together with a mineral note that will evolve as the wine ages.
Producer Information
Viña Sastre is an iconic, family-run winery located in the heart of the Ribera del Duero, near Burgos in the town of La Horra, which is one of the most respected villages in the D.O. The village of La Horra is famous for making the powerful, distinctively structured reds from old vine Tempranillo, grown near the Duero river. The family-owned vineyards are mostly in the villages of La Horra and Roa, with the average vine age being more than 60 years, all trained in the traditional goblet method. Only vineyards planted prior to 1960 are considered old by the family and are destined for the single-vineyard wines. Although he does not identify himself with any particular dogma, Jesús Sastre is committed to organic farming and biodynamic agriculture principles and he has never used chemical fertilizers or pesticides in his vineyards in his 30 years at the winery. Sastre works in a naturally privileged area for organic farming, with Ribera del Duero’s low temperatures in the winter and at night, and characteristic high altitudes (around 800m) providing large temperature variations between day and night. Pruning is done in accordance with moon cycles as it has always been done in his area. He also rarely uses copper in the vineyard because it is not good for earthworms.