Bodegas y Viñedos Vega Sicilia

Unico Ribera del Duero Tempranillo Blend 2010

Jon Ebsworth

9.4

Mature brooding excellence. Enjoyed by the riverbank last May on the River Test. — 5 days ago

Ira, Jay and 8 others liked this

Bodegas y Viñedos Vega Sicilia

Pintia Toro Tempranillo 2020

Kilian Werner

9.1

This and Alion are my two favorites! Dark color, black currant, black pepper. Delicious — 24 days ago

Aalto

P.S. (Pagos Seleccionados) Ribera del Duero Tinto Fino 2018

Ericsson

9.5

Mariano’s Garcias crown jewel, he was the front man at Vega Sicilia for three decades. He then founded Aalto with the vision of creating the highest quality RdD which you didn’t have to wait fifteen years to enjoy. Many think he’s done it! I pretty much agree. — 2 months ago

Tom, Peter and 11 others liked this

Bodegas Benjamin de Rothschild-Vega Sicilia

Macán Rioja Tempranillo 2018

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.1

2018 vintage. Decanted and tasted after 15 minutes and 2 hours. Medium-heavy body. Polished, pretty and present. No particular component/part of the experience catapulted this into whoa territory today. 2.13.26. — 6 days ago

Austin, Zach and 18 others liked this

Bodegas y Viñedos Vega Sicilia

Valbuena 5° Ribera del Duero Tempranillo Blend 1997

Ericsson

9.7

Mariano García’s final vintage at Vega Sicilia. What a great bottle.

The nose opens with damp forest floor, leather, cedar, and quiet red fruit; subtle, reserved, endlessly composed.

On the palate, it’s silk laid gently over structure: dried cherry, tobacco, graphite, and savory earth carried by fine-grain tannins and measured acidity.

The finish reads like the final lines of a great novel: inevitable, complete, and exactly as it should be. And already, there’s a touch of nostalgia, because I don’t know when I’ll encounter something like this again. — 2 months ago