2020 Hermanos Sastre Regina Vides

100 year old vineyard raised on 100% new French oak. This is the highest standard in the Ribera del Duero. Unfiltered and organic/organic of the highest standard. Although this is an expensive wine, Parker gives it a price indication of $235.

In the middle of the Ribera del Duero, Rafael Sastre has fulfilled his dream and that of the entire family: his own winery! After decades of experience in wine growing, including at the Virgen de la Asuncion cooperative, Viña Sastre was founded in 1992. Grandfather Severiano Sastre, father Rafael Sastre and the two sons Pedro and Jesus all, without any exception, devote themselves with heart and soul to the family business. The expanding success is the result of extremely precise and diligent work. The wines are not only produced with blood, sweat and tears, but also strictly biodynamically. The commitment to the highest quality is unparalleled and this is reflected in the consistently high level of quality. The house's best-known wines, Pago de Santa Cruz, Pesus and Regina Vides, are extracted from special plots of the vineyards, which were planted 60 years ago.

The vineyards for this wine extend along the banks of the Duero, in the immediate vicinity of La Horra, at an altitude of 800 meters. The grape vines for the 100% pure Tempranillo are between 80-90 years old. At Sastre, only biodynamic viticulture is practiced, which is why fertilizers, plant protection products, etc. were completely dispensed with. A long aging in new wooden barrels made of French oak was beneficial to the wine.