Vega Sicilia Unico 2014, Ribera del Duero 2014
£415.00
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Legendary Ribera del Duero red
- Delightfully fine on the nose, rich, dark, spicy fruit, intense and complex with notes of raspberries, blackberry, smoke, sarsaparilla and grilled meat
- Even more impressive still on the palate, a feast for the senses with red and black berry fruit all wrapped up in the most elegant and refined of structures
- The Unico is the Vega Sicilia flagship. The qualities of the Tempranillo and Cabernet Sauvignon in different proportions are assembled to perfection in this wine
- The Unico can be drunk now, or kept for 40-60 years
- This outstanding wine will be a wonderful match for beef or lamb
- Grape variety: Tempranillo (Aragonez), Cabernet Sauvignon
- Vintage: 2014
- Type/Colour: Red
- Alcohol: 14.5%
- Bottle Size: 75cl
- Group: Castilla Y León
- Sustainable: Yes
Spain's most prestigious wine estate is located in Ribera del Duero, beside a highway east of Valladolid. The estate covers around 1000 hectares, of which 230 - 250 are under vines. It was founded in 1864 by Don Eloy Lecanda y Chaves, who arrived from Bordeaux with cuttings of local grapes (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Malbec) and planted them, together with Spain's signature grape Tinto Fino (a clone of Tempranillo) in the arid Ribera soils. The winery begun building its formidable reputation after 1903 under the ownership of Antonio Herrero, winning a number of awards, and enjoying an international distribution. The estate changed hands several more times before its acquisition by the current owners, the Alvarez family, in 1982. Vega Sicilia has founded its success on its meticulous wine-producing practices: In the vineyard it applies low yields, aided by green harvesting, and a painstaking grape selection. In the winery, wines undertake a complicated series of rackings from huge barrels to new and old oak. Despite the very prolonged barrel ageing the wineÂ's flavours are never dried out or overly oaky when mature, which is compelling evidence of the superb quality of its raw materials.
Vega Sicilia use organic fertilisers. They do not use any herbicides, and take a rational, balanced approach to the fight against pests and disease.