The unfined/unfiltered 1996 Pago de Santa Cruz Gran Reserva was aged 34 months in new French and American oak. It offers up complex aromatics of tobacco, cedar, red as well as black fruits, and licorice. Long and sweet in the mouth, with excellent texture, elegance, purity, and personality, it will drink well for a decade. The pricing here is not easy to explain, but as the song says ... that's just the way it is. Importer: De Maison Selections, Chapel Hill, NC; tel. (919) 933-4245