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Wine Description
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, ...
Wine Information
VEGA SICILIA “UNICO”
VINTAGE: 1975
WINE PRODUCTION
Considering the different varieties of grape used in its composition, the most approximate percentage of each of them in this vintage is given below:
TINTO FINO: 70%
CABERNET SAUVIGNON: 15%
MERLOT 10%
MALBEC and ALBILLO: 5%
CLIMATOLOGY;
WINTER: Cold, average pluviometry.
SPRING: Mild, average rain. Frosts in April which delayed sprouting.
HARVEST: Normal, dry weather, high te...