Bodegas y Viñedos Vega Sicilia
Unico Gran Reserva Especial Ribera del Duero Tempranillo Blend
Ribera del Duero, Castilla y León, Spain
Dark ruby in color with a reddish rim.
Beautiful nose of blackberries, blueberries, blackcurrants, cedar, vanilla, licorice, eucalyptus, herbs Mediterranean spices, light earth, black pepper, chocolates and dark coffee. What a gorgeous nose this is.
Medium plus to full bodied, elegant and smooth, with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with black currants, plums, cooked cherries, spices, cedar, leather, vanilla, earth, chocolates, tobacco, peppercorn, coffee, light cola, eucalyptus, herbs and black tea.
Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy cherries.
This is a beautiful wine from Ribera Del Duero. Soft and smooth. Rich and elegant. Fruit forward with lots of earth and chocolate notes.
This 13 year old is still young, and showing great complexity at this point.
Good right out of the bottle, and better after 2 hours of airtime. So much better after 3 hours of airtime, and definitely worth the wait.
Will continue to age nicely in the next 20 years.
Wine Spectator 96 points. Robert Parker 97 points.
Loved the nose at this point. Feels like a high end Napa Cabernet with some age. So interesting.
A blend of 94% Tempranillo and 6% Cabernet Sauvignon. Aged in French and American oak barrels.
14.5% alcohol by volume.
98 points.
$500.
Dark ruby in color with a reddish rim.
Beautiful nose of blackberries, blueberries, blackcurrants, cedar, vanilla, licorice, eucalyptus, herbs Mediterranean spices, light earth, black pepper, chocolates and dark coffee. What a gorgeous nose this is.
Medium plus to full bodied, elegant and smooth, with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with black currants, plums, cooked cherries, spices, cedar, leather, vanilla, earth, chocolates, tobacco, peppercorn, coffee, light cola, eucalyptus, herbs and black tea.
Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy cherries.
This is a beautiful wine from Ribera Del Duero. Soft and smooth. Rich and elegant. Fruit forward with lots of earth and chocolate notes.
This 13 year old is still young, and showing great complexity at this point.
Good right out of the bottle, and better after 2 hours of airtime. So much better after 3 hours of airtime, and definitely worth the wait.
Will continue to age nicely in the next 20 years.
Wine Spectator 96 points. Robert Parker 97 points.
Loved the nose at this point. Feels like a high end Napa Cabernet with some age. So interesting.
A blend of 94% Tempranillo and 6% Cabernet Sauvignon. Aged in French and American oak barrels.
14.5% alcohol by volume.
98 points.
$500.
Always better at the domaine!
Always better at the domaine!
Jul 13th, 2022
2009 release (90/94/96) plush and open. Quite accessible. Cherry and plum and floral notes. Wow
2009 release (90/94/96) plush and open. Quite accessible. Cherry and plum and floral notes. Wow
Jun 2nd, 2022Gorgeous and seductive. Dark red fruit, iron, menthol, some barnyard, a tiny touch of licorice. Some secondary notes are starting to come through but this still has wonderful fresh fruit. A really long finish. Polished and delicious.
Gorgeous and seductive. Dark red fruit, iron, menthol, some barnyard, a tiny touch of licorice. Some secondary notes are starting to come through but this still has wonderful fresh fruit. A really long finish. Polished and delicious.
Feb 20th, 2022Amazing complexity and depth. Charcoal, lead pencil, red currants. Another 25 to 30 years of life. What a wine.
Amazing complexity and depth. Charcoal, lead pencil, red currants. Another 25 to 30 years of life. What a wine.
May 16th, 2020Still youthful but at a very expressive stage. Succulent and vivid dark red fruit with cherry (red and black), menthol. Almost syrupy in its intensity and some odens’ and pencil lead notes on the long finish. Really superior stuff.
Still youthful but at a very expressive stage. Succulent and vivid dark red fruit with cherry (red and black), menthol. Almost syrupy in its intensity and some odens’ and pencil lead notes on the long finish. Really superior stuff.
Mar 8th, 2020
Words cannot describe this wine - in a plastic cup for God’s sake - long story but in all seriousness I would buy all there is of this wine
Words cannot describe this wine - in a plastic cup for God’s sake - long story but in all seriousness I would buy all there is of this wine
Mar 7th, 2020Gorgeous soft red fruit. Cherry, cranberry, velvety midpalate. This is fantastic
Gorgeous soft red fruit. Cherry, cranberry, velvety midpalate. This is fantastic
Feb 5th, 202060,65,72 vintages. - really beautiful and open. Exotic sweet fruit. Spectacularly deep and lush
60,65,72 vintages. - really beautiful and open. Exotic sweet fruit. Spectacularly deep and lush
Nov 13th, 2019Vintages 60,62,68 vintages. Signs of age. Beautiful settled fruit. Soft and delicious.
Vintages 60,62,68 vintages. Signs of age. Beautiful settled fruit. Soft and delicious.
Nov 13th, 2019