Forest Rogers-Phillips

8.9

Nice! Reductive, but blew off and has great acid and red fruit. — 4 months ago

Austin Hohnke

9.1

Have yet to taste a bad vintage of this. Deep straw or gold in the glass. Highly aromatic. Pineapple, baked apricot, and honey. Bold with firm acidic structure. Fruit, minerality, and backbone. Screaming for Al Pastor tacos. — 4 years ago

Renato Albuquerque

9.2

Vermelho envelhecido e claro, sem muito corpo. Aroma de madeira antiga, couro e um adocicados como perfume velho. Achei um vinho bastante complexo e interessante, porque a primeira sensação ao beber é do envelhecido, com uma acidez que parece acender dentro da boca. É um vinho seco e duro, parece bem rústico, mas com presença. — 5 years ago

Andrew Belzer

9.8

As our old Pastor Fr. Brucciani said when we took him out to dinner at King Estate many years ago and had this wine with dinner... “this is DAMN good wine, yes damn good!” full British accent and all... enough said! — 6 years ago

Michael B

9.3

Stunning! Decanted for 2hours. Medium to heavy red. Complex, elegant, well constructed and balanced. Dark cherries, blackberry, raspberries, vanilla, hints of dark chocolate. Followed by leather notes, red/white pepper, peppercorn. Very long, smooth finish. Highly recommend. — 6 years ago

Byron Fuller

9.0

Fun and superb QPR. Alas! Colares! — 6 years ago

Adam Knoerzer

9.0

Incredibly underpriced. — 8 years ago

Yoly Sardinas

9.0

Pastor Pascal ( new owner ) — a year ago

Renato Albuquerque

9.2

Cor escura e intensa, corpo denso. Aroma com bastante presença de madeira, amêndoa, frutas escuras e doces, sem ser passas. O aroma álcoolico e sua presença na boca são destacadas antes de um breve descanso, mas fica bem equilibrado depois de um tempo. Na boca tem presença e im bom rastro, taninos macios e nenhum gosto de velho, embora tenha seus 5 anos. Excelente! — 4 years ago

Carolyn Herlihy

8.9

Ripe citrus and green apple fruit.
Paired well with La Corneta taqueria, chips, guac, and al pastor tacos. — 5 years ago

with Amanda

Peter Sultan

9.0

First drink since finishing an antibiotic course and awaiting my root canal in a few weeks. This is zippy fresh but has enough of a bass note- it reminds of some of the amphorae matured trepat I’ve tried-so I stay interested. Also doesn’t shout summer wine. Blackberries, & compote, good balance between fruit & dry. Nicely done for about 19$. Jose Pastor importer — 6 years ago

Jenks

9.2

Jose Pastor Selections. 100% Albariño. Salt, stone fruit, nice acidity up front, coating texture on the fin. Christy says “this makes my mouth water”. — 6 years ago

David Shaw

8.9

Canary Island product. Pale harvest orange-yellow, excellent clarity. Dried fruit or fruit leather notes in nose. Smoky apricot, peach flavors with a touch of salinity. Really different white; yes, a curiosity, but also a good pour. Some astringency in finish. — 8 years ago

Benjamin Shirk

9.3

McCarthy & Schiering, $11

Bursting with tropical flavors, lots of pineapple and guava, almost reminds me of POG juice. Balanced with a crisp acidity and very easy to drink. Amazing for the price, I immediately went back and grabbed 2 more bottles — 3 years ago

Peter Sultan

9.0

From Castilla Y Leon, & at 14.5% abv, not something that typically attracts me. But the importer Pastor brings in great sherries, so down the rabbit hole I went. Glad I went. Pours an inky black, with integrated blackberries & cassis on nose & on palate. Fills up the mouth but in balance- like Juan Gil, does not drink big or taste out of balance. If anything, tastes more like a black fruited Chinon, especially with a fine graininess to its texture. Had with harissa chicken & quinoa. — 4 years ago

with Owen

Sarah Norman

9.2

Jose pastor selections. 2014. Love. Love — 5 years ago

Jenks

9.0

José Pastor Selections. 100% Albillo from Ribera Del Duero. Skin contact, big zippy acid, grapefruit, oranges, zest. Good cheese/food wine. — 6 years ago

Vin d’Ottawa

9.0

Medium body and a tremendous complement to fried food. — 6 years ago

with Gillian

Maddie Fromell

8.9

Listening to fado in Lisbon — 7 years ago

Jordan Wardlaw

9.0

Bright briar fruit and black pepper initially, fleshing out into blueberry pie and baking spice on the second night. Absolutely delicious, juicy, spicy Mencia with both muscle and finesse-both weighty and low alcohol. What a steal from the Jose Pastor portfolio. — 8 years ago