Unico, Vega-Sicilia - 2015

Provenance: Castilla y León
Appellation: Ribera del Duero
Domain: Vega Sicilia
Grape variety(ies): 95% tinto fino et 5% cabernet sauvignon
Alcohol degree: 14.5%

Sit back and enjoy this Unico if you are going to open it now. Exotic spices and touches of balsam and cumin come up after the unleashing of blackberries, chocolate, iron, incense and violets. So fine-grained and polished, with a mouthful of velvety tannins that are so cohesive, close-knit and still reactive. Impeccably structured, it’s vertical before going extremely long and linear. A consistent Unico that seduces with a hint of iron-like minerality and rusticity. 97/100 - James Suckling ; Tim Atkin : 98/100 ; Guia Penin : 97/100.

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Technique

Viticulture

The grapes destined for the Unico cuvée, 95% Tinto Fino, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, grow on 19 different soil types, most of them rocky and barren. This high-quality terroir is dominated by limestone with varying proportions of clay and limestone. However, classic alluvial soils, dominated by sand, silt, gravel, and pebbles, are also present. In these Vega Sicilia plots, all the grapes are hand-picked with a highly selective process.

Oenology

After 10 months in 500-liter barrels, Unico spends 19 months in new French oak barriques and then 8 months in used French barriques. The barrel aging is completed by 20 months in large wooden barrels. After bottling, Vega Sicilia's Unico ages for another 3 years in the bottle until final release.