David Kline

9.3

Black cherry, lavender, leather, blackberry, grilled meat nose. Dried violet resonance. Rich palate explodes with blackberry, black cherry, blueberry and smoke, tobacco, cedar, graphite and cinnamon, cedar, resin, and licorice.


#vegasicilia #vegasiciliawines #valbuena #riberadelduero #tempranilloblend #tempranillo #vinoespana — 2 years ago

Ben Leger

Such a badass. Very few wines combining power, elegance, and finesse like vega. Totally delicious. #vegasicilia #valbuena #elegance #masculine #mouthwatering — 10 years ago

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

9.2

#tokaji #aszu #6puttonyos #vegasicilia #saltxipi — 10 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.2

Plum, blackberry, rich but refined with very full grain and ripe tannin that meshes well with the full, but not overblown Toro style of wine. I had this from a 3L a few days before and it was much more open and naturally in a better place being open and decanted naturally as this was near the end of the 3L.
Top 3 producer for me in the region.
American, French and Hungarian oak, 70-30 or 60-40 French to American, Hungarian <1%. 200k bottles of production.
#vegasicilia #pintia #tintadetoro #toro — 10 years ago

with Miguel

Tom Kobylarz

9.7

A classic Bordeaux styled wine meets a Spanish legendary producer. Pretty consistent with my experiences of this wine, plenty of delicious and layered fruit, perfectly integrated tannin, and ample acidity. All you need is some lamb or steak and you have a culinary match made in heaven. #valbuena #vegasicilia — 11 years ago

Rachel Macalisang

Lead Sommelier - The Bazaar by José Andrés

10

Always love to sling this #magnum of #vegasicilia #valbuena. #thegreatest #magnumsshowyoucare — 11 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.0

Intense at first in the nose with muddled cherry and blackberry in liquor, this wine is in control with perfectly integrated oak and fine silky tannin. I expect much more of a beast in the glass but this is beautiful and classy. The fruit on the palate has mellowed out and adds spice and grilled herbs. #toro #tintadetoro aka #tempranillo #vegasicilia — 11 years ago

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

9.3

1998 vintage is tasting perfect now. #vegasicilia #vegasiciliawines — 6 years ago

Shana Wall

10

#VegaSicilia #Unico #1994 This is officially my favorite bottle of wine that I've ever tasted. Black Cherry, Tangy Blackberry, Cassis, Clove, herbaceous, Big Acidity, endlessly layered. It almost changed with each sip over the course of 2 hours. Became spicier as it opened up in the decanter. This wine has a long life ahead of it still... I drank this with (my favorite) Mexican Food from @CasaVega Cheese Enchiladas, guacamole, chips & salsa... & it paired Beautifully!! A moment I won't forget... I'm in love❤️ #DrinkThis — 10 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.1

Similar to the Vega Sicilia process where barrel/bottle aging is 2 years of each, with 70/30 French/American oak. Some of the vineyard sources are at Vega Sicilia, with the rest scattered through the local region. For example 25 hectares are in Padilla, 40 in Pesquera.
The nose and palate show red opulent fruits, licorice, subtle French oak apparent with a spicy seasoning of wood and an underpinning of minerality and freshness from the cooler 2012 vintage.
250-280k bottles typically produced annually.
#vegasicilia #alion #riberadelduero #tempranillo — 10 years ago

with Miguel

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

9.2

The sweet smoke of a pipe and the deep dark depths of a plum jam and cranberry sauce. #vegasicilia — 10 years ago

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

9.3

Delicious. In perfect conditions. Bright red cherries and burnt toast, plums and prunes. #riberadelduero #vegasicilia — 10 years ago

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

9.3

Plum black cherry caramel cookie dough on the palate dry dry cherries and leather. One lives for this wine. Definitely can age. #vegasicilia #valbuena — 11 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.1

Spanish wine royalty of the secondary kind.
The color is deep ruby and youthful for 11 years age. The nose is complex showing maturity with muddled plums and blackberry, with mint and roast beef, oak is there but well integrated. The palate is med acidity, med+ body with fine and dusty med+ tannin. Long and classic finish. 🇪🇸 #alion
#vegasicilia #riberadelduero — 11 years ago

Elisabetta M.

9.5

A #lovely #vegasicilia #wintage1986 #riberadelduero #wineadventure #sommelier #wineadvocate #winejournal #winejourney #tastingnotes #tastingwine #sommelier #onceuponawine #sommelierlifestyle #sommelierlife #wine #winelover #wineloversunited #winery #instawine #instagood #instalike #tannic #goodpersistence #lovemyjob #life #love — 9 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.2

Only time can tame the Toro tannins, man can only hope to contain them!
#pintia #tintadetoro 🇪🇸 #vegasicilia — 10 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.7

The last vintage made by the great Mariano Garcia. Still in excellent shape this will go another 10-15 years easy. Complex and evolves over the palate with finesse and precision. #vegasicilia #valbuena #tempranillo #riberadelduero #tintofino — 10 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.3

95% Tinto Fino (#tempranillo) 3% Cabernet Sauvignon 2% Merlot and in the past sometimes 1% Malbec when it was worth adding (currently does not exist as it was recently uprooted). Typically 180k bottles of production.
Red garnet core with an edge of ruby.
Elegant red fruits, earth, mushroom and a beam of clean and well integrated oak.
Palate is juicy, fresh with excellent acidity and ripe and fine, but firm medium-full grain tannins.
#vegasicilia #valbuena — 10 years ago

with Miguel

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

9.4

#cabernet #malbec #merlot #tempranillo #albillo beautiful nose: plums, incense and paprika. Life is lovely when it ages with this grace. #vegasicilia fifty years and still kicking. — 10 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.4

Shockingly easy to enjoy now, this is quite a different experience than I was expecting. Though somewhat divergent from its typically firmer structure, it was great because we had it with a meal and could enjoy it immediately. The color has a deep purple-red core, with vibrant ruby edges. The nose was youthful with a medium+ intensity , showing dark red and black fruits, mocha and coffee bean. The flavors came in waves on the palate, layering with elegance and consistency to a long, fruit, oak and subtle spice finish. Not what I expected, but very enjoyable and priced much better here in Spain. @ Asador Extebarri #valbuena #vegasicilia #riberadelduero — 11 years ago