The 2005 Pago Santa Cruz is sourced from a single 65-year-old vineyard of the same name and aged in French and American oak for 34 months. A glass-coating opaque purple color, it proffers aromas of pain grille, pencil lead, scorched earth, incense, violets, black cherry, and blackberry. Full-bodied and dense on the palate, it is plush, bordering on Reubenesque, with loads of savory, spicy black fruit, enough structure to continue blossoming for another 5-7 years, and a lengthy, fruit-filled finish. Drink this back-strapping wine from 2015 to 2030. Vina Sastre is a benchmark estate in Ribera del Duero. It is committed to organic farming and biodynamic principles with the wines naturally made and bottled without fining or filtration.Importer: Andre Tamers, De Maison Selections, Chapel Hill, NC; www.demaisonselections.com