49702 Ratings
4.7/5

4.7

Unico – Vega Sicilia

2009

Red

Tempranillo and Cabernet Sauvignon

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About The Wine

Patriarch and precursor of a lineage of exceptional wines, forged over time, whose durability distinguishes them and gives them a special character. An icon of global prestige who, with effort, perseverance and discretion, has carved out the history of a myth full of truth.
It is the reference of Vega Sicilia. A wine in which the qualities of Tempranillo and Cabernet Sauvignon are perfectly combined in different proportions. Each of them contributes, in each vintage, a differentiating element that makes it great.

The vines are grown on plots with soils located at the contact between slopes that descend from the moor and the alluvial plain.

Red wine that ferments at a controlled temperature in wooden tanks with native yeast. Malolactic fermentation is also carried out in wood.

After fermentation, it goes through what is probably the longest maturation period in the world for a red wine, almost 10 years between wood and bottle. Going through different stages in different types of barrel. French and American wood, new and used 225 liter barrels, 20,000 liter vats, each batch determines the type of wood and the permanence in each container.

After passing through wood, it ages in the bottle to complete a complex and long refining process. Under normal conditions it will spend 6 years in wood and 4 in bottle.

The different elements that participate in its production are modeled and molded in search of the master line that has guided the wine. Unico remains faithful to a clear and well-defined style, an inimitable character and style; elegance, firmness, aging capacity… A unique and timeless taste that has elevated it to the aristocracy of the great classics.

It offers an infinite complexity that is revealed little by little, in each sip, its passage through the mouth is immensely silky and elegant, and it has an aging capacity only within the reach of a few wines in the world.

Forty of these hectares are used to produce Unico whose aging, with a minimum of 10 years between wood and bottle, is one of the longest in the world. French and American wood, new and used 225 liter barrels and 20,000 liter vats. A long and complex process for a magical wine.

Generous and powerful vintage for a broad, deep and succulent wine.

This wine is currently suitable for drinking, but has a cellaring potential of 40 – 60 years if kept in optimal conditions: 12-14 ºC / 54-57 ºF and 60% relative humidity. Bottled in June 2015.

Martha Says...

“A treat! Perfection . Oak, leather, vanilla!”

Food Match

Recommended with main courses based on meats, sophisticated dishes. Game

TEMPOS Vega Sicilia

2009

D.O Ribera del Duero

Red

14%

750ml

Spain

Tempranillo and Cabernet Sauvignon

What does This Wine Taste Like?

Soft

70%

Acidic

Light

80%

Bold

Dry

20%

Sweet

Meet The Winemaker

TEMPOS Vega Sicilia
Pablo Álvarez Mezquiriz (Bilbao, 1954) is CEO of Tempos Vega Sicilia; owner, along with his brothers, of the El Enebro company, the patrimonial company of the Álvarez family; and currently president of Europvin, the representative of the best wine portfolio in Europe
49702 Ratings
4.7/5

4.7

Unico – Vega Sicilia

2009

Red

Tempranillo and Cabernet Sauvignon

Martha's Price

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