Vina Sastre, Regina Vides Brut Zero There is better freshness on

There is better freshness on the palate along with excellent richness and concentration to the powerful and mouth coating middle weight plus flavors that deliver fine length on the very firm finale

with a sleek

The flavours build with notes of tobacco and pepper

this is very pretty and offers much to like but it’s not quite at the same level as its grand cru brethren

Vina Sastre, Regina Vides Brut Zero There is better freshness onThis time I found more finesse and balance in the 2015 Regina Vides than in their top bottling Pesus. It's still very young and was only bottled in July 2017, after some 18 months in new French oak barrels. I especially noticed the roasted and toasty, smoky aromas from the wood, but those should get better integrated with some more time in bottle. It's a heady and powerful red, but it's better balanced than the other wines from the year, which