The 2006 Pago de Santa Cruz is sourced from a single vineyard with 65+-year-old vines. It spent 34 months in seasoned French and American oak before bottling without fining or filtration. Dense purple in color, it sports a splendid nose of Asian spices, incense, tapenade, licorice, lavender, and blackberry. In the glass it reveals a plush texture with enough underlying structure to evolve for 5-6 years. Dense, incipiently complex, and lengthy, it will benefit from additional cellaring and will offer a drinking window extending from 2016 to 2026+. 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