Viña Sastre, Ribera del Duero (Castilla y León, Spain) 2018

 This rings up at a relatively high price for a Crianza, but it is very well grown and stylishly crafted, and proves worth the asking price.  It weighs in smack in the middle of medium-bodied, which in my opinion shows admirable restraint on the picking decision, and likewise in not trying to extract too much from the material with an overly long or aggressive maceration.  The balance of oak spice and toast to fruit is also quite well done, and some savory notes are already emerging to lend complexity.  That’s a bit early for a wine from 2018, but neither the tertiary aromas or flavors indicate premature development, so this wine is showing impressively well early, and should still develop in a positive direction.