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  • Country ranking ?

    13
  • Producer ranking ?

    2
  • Decanting time

    3h
  • When to drink

    from 2025
  • Food Pairing

    Roast Duck Breast with Dried Cherry Sauce

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Vega Sicilia Unico 2010 released – 99 points

By Liv-ex

Vega Sicilia, Unico 2010 is being offered by the international trade at a recommended release price of £672 for a case of 3 bottles (75cl), equivalent to £2,688 per 12x75cl. The 2010 release price represents a 7% increase on last year’s 2009 release (£2520 per 12x75cl).

The wine has spent ten years in a range of distinct ageing formats, French and American oak, old and new barrels...

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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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Vintage 2010

RIOJA 2010 – Excellent Vintage

The Rioja Control Board has officially rated the 2010 vintage ‘Excellent’. This is the result of a strict rating process involving testing and tasting more than four thousand samples of the 284.29 million litres of wine made in this vintage. This result confirms the high expectations prompted by the high quality of the grapes picked during harvest and subsequent winemaking process, pointing to the possibility ...

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Tasting note

color

Medium, Ruby red and Clear

ending

Long, Flavorful and Lingering

flavors

Leather, Spice, Cherry, Toasty, Mineral and Herbs

nose

Intense, Complex, Refined and Pure

recommend

Yes

taste

Average in Acidity, Warming, Medium tannin, Perfectly balanced, Concentrated, Multi-dimensional, Developing, Full-bodied, Focused, Vivid, Refined, Dry and Silky tannins

Verdict

Fine and Sophisticated

Written Notes

Deep ruby red colour. Intense and bit reserved spicy and leathery nose with some black fruits and smoky mineral tones. Full-bodied, vivid acidity, gentle tannic structure, black fruits and plums, delicate spiciness in the lingering mineral finish with some mocha notes. At its best in 2025-2035. Decant for 8 hours and serve at 17-18°C. – JL 94 (May 2023)

  • 94p

Robust and powerful reds are full-bodied or very full-bodied wines that have rich flavours. Due to oak maturation, you can discern powerful spicy notes. High tannins lend these wines a good structure.

  • 96p

Good looking normal size bottle and in an perfect condition. Colour is cherry red, and looking clear and medium. On the nose it is complex, charming and seductive. The taste is round, elegant, and dry, warming, with medium tannin, with silky tannins, and average in acidity, medium-bodied, with multi-dimensional structure and developing. On the palate it is layered and has mineral, toasty, earthy, herbs, floral, cherry and tobacco flavours. The finish is endless. This wine is masterpiece. I paid around 200-500€ a bottle. Perfectly stored bottles are still very worthy and will last well for another 20-30 years and decant at least 1h before tasting. Good value for money. I do recommend. Great vintage 

  • 99p
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Origin

Valbuena, Ribera el Duero
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