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Vega Sicilia Unico(1968)
- Winery:
- Bodegas Vega-Sicilia
- Varietal:
- Region:
- Spain
- Type:
- Color:
- Red
- User Tags:
- young, jam, oily, acidic, rich, massive, bordeaux, huge, concentrated, france
This is the official Vega Sicilia, only made in top years and released anywhere from 10 to 20 years after the vintage. A characteristic common to all Vega Sicilia vintages is their brightness. Although these wines are relatively old, they retain remarkable freshness due to the good levels of acidity and a fair amount of body and alcohol. Intense cherry red with ruby reflections. In its aromatic complexity the nose is uniquely 'Unico,' showing notes of macerated fruit, compote, eucalypus and menthol characteristic of the Vega Sicilia terroir. The palate is powerful, opulent and read more...
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Source:
Zachy's
- "An awesome wine!...extremely full-bodied, massively rich, and unctuous, with layers of jammy fruit, adequate acidity, and moderate tannin, this huge wine's well-focused, structural component keeps everything in balance. There is a freshness, youthfulness, and an extraordinary degree of promise in this amazingly young, fabulously concentrated Unico Riserva. It should take its place in wine history beside the greatest clarets of the decade of the sixties...98." WA 2/95.
