Vega Sicilia - Unico Reserva Especial 2021 Bottling NV (750ml)
Price: $899.99
| Producer | Vega Sicilia |
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Castilla Y Leon |
| Subregion | Ribera del Duero |
| Varietal | Tempranillo |
| Sku | 5852 |
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Unico Reserva Especial authentically reflects the cult of the history of Spanish wine, perfectly fusing the qualities of different Unico vintages. In fact, only the best Unico vintages are used to produce this iconic and extraordinarily complex wine, which is a combination of years, virtues, experiences and sentiments that encapsulate the deepest essence of a unique and unrepeatable style, the Vega Sicilia style.
This is a non-vintage Vega Sicilia that pays tribute to tradition. Unico Reserva Especial 2021 is a blend of vintages 2009, 2010 and 2011.
This wine is suitable for drinking now, but it can be stored for 40-60 years in optimal conditions.
Wine Advocate: 95 Points
As has happened in the last few years, the NV Único Reserva Especial 2021 Release is composed of wines of around 10 years of age, in this case 2009, 2010 and 2011, with 2011 being the Único vintage released at the same time as this non-vintage blend. It's a tribute to the tradition and the past times, a blend of mostly Tinto Fino, the local strain of Tempranillo from Ribera del Duero, and a little Cabernet Sauvignon where they look for the balance and house style by blending different vintages of Único. There are many similarities with the 2011, which can represent about one-third of the blend. There's a little more development in the aromas, some of those ripe but herbal aromas and a powerful palate but without the elegance of the 2011 vintage bottling, which has more stuffing in the mid-palate. It finishes dry, with some tannins. It's certainly younger and fresher than the Reserva Especial from yesteryear, and they are now trying to hold onto some wine to again give it some older components like in the recent past.
