The 2007 Pagos Viejos is sourced from Artadi's three best and most elevated vineyard sites all planted to Tempranillo over 75 years of age. The wine was aged for 18 months in new French oak. It sports a superb aromatic array of toasty new oak pencil lead violets incense black cherry and blueberry. Elegant ripe and velvety on the palate it has superb depth and concentration savory flavors a firm structure and a 45-second finish. Give it 6-8 years of additional bottle age and drink it from 2016 to 2032. -Jay Miller