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  • Country ranking ?

    109
  • Producer ranking ?

    38
  • Decanting time

    1h30min
  • When to drink

    now to 2025
  • Food Pairing

    Roasted Lamb

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The Story

Of the 1,000 hectares making up the Vega Sicilia estate, 210 are used for wine growing, and there are 19 soil-types divided for management purposes into 52 plots with very specific characteristics. The influence of the flow of the river Duero and the passage of time have been vital in forming these soils.

70 of these hectares are employed to produce Unico. A unique, magical estate which, along with extraordinary management of the vineyard, ...

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Tasting note

color

Deep and Cherry Red

ending

Medium, Gentle and Flavorful

flavors

Blackberry, Pepper, Bread, Smoky, Meaty and Leather

nose

Intense, Pure, Fresh and Seductive

recommend

Yes

taste

Complex, Balanced, Good texture, Harmonious, Ripe, Refined and Drying tannins

Verdict

Well-rounded and Intelligent

Written Notes

Good looking normal size bottle, in an good condition and has top-shoulder level. Colour is cherry red, deep and mature. On the nose it is intense, mature, refined, fresh, seductive and pure. The taste is harmonious, ripe, refined, with drying tannins, with balanced, complex and good texture structure. On the palate it is layered and has bread, dried-fruit, meaty, leather, smoky, tropical fruits, blackberry, nutty and pepper flavours. The finish is medium long, gentle, lingering and flavorful. This wine is intelligent, sophisticated,well-rounded and fine. I paid around 1k-3k€ a bottle. Perfectly stored bottles are still very worthy and will last well for another 1-5 years and decant at least 45min before tasting.
  • 94p

Upper shoulder fill. Leather, figs, tobacco, floral, delicate, black tea, some earthy notes. Fresh acidity, few tannins, cherries, red berries, rose hips, leather, touch balsamic, just a touch. It's leaner, reminding me of very old Burgundy. 92

  • 92p

Dark brick red colour, mahagony coloured hue. A wine which is quite closed at the beginning and opens up slowly but well. Very elegant and complex, wonderful roasting aroma. A wine becoming wonderfully aromatic with some oxygen, well balanced with convincing length.

  • 94p
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Origin

Valbuena, Ribera el Duero

Vintage Quality

Excellent
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