Vega Sicilia - Ribera del Duero Unico 2015
19/20
Jancis Robinson
98/100
James Suckling
98/100
Decanter
97/100
Robert Parker
"This cuvée is one of the longest aged in the world: 10 years of waiting for an extraordinary wine, according to Jancis Robinson!
" Sit back and enjoy this Unico if you open it now. Exotic spices and hints of balsam and cumin appear after the unleashing of blackberries, chocolate, iron, incense and violets. It's so fine and polished, with a mouthful of velvety tannins that are so cohesive, tight and still responsive. Impeccably structured, it's vertical before being extremely long and linear. A coherent Unico that seduces with its iron minerality and rusticity. Drink now or cellar. (James Suckling 2024) - Delivery in wooden case possible for orders of 3 bottles of this wine (depending on country and shipping method selected)
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Eye
Crimson robe, finesse, shiny disk
Nose
Great aromatic expression, complex, initially revealing a range of fruits, crushed blackberry, black cherry, then perfumes of violets, oriental spices and cocoa beans are added and fill the nose with wonder.
Mouth
Silky on the palate, smooth and velvety tannins, structured in distinctive layers, complex aromas that follow on from those on the nose, long and delicious finish that leaves an indelible imprint on the palate.
Serve
Decant at 18°C
Open
2 hours before
Drink from
2025
Drink before
2060
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with beef fillet and truffled potato crush, guinea fowl, leg of lamb with chanterelle mushrooms...
Decanter
Wine rated (2024 guide) 98/100
About the wine:
Very full and round, with generous width on the mid-palate offset by assertive energy, supported by lively acidity and a well-presented tannic framework. An interesting counterpoint to the more chiselled linearity of the 2014 edition. With all the elements well in place, but the fruit as punchy as ever, it will be interesting to see how this wine evolves as tertiary complexity softens the primary and secondary vivacity. Cocoa powder, dry tobacco leaves and seaweed float above juicy plum, black cherry and black olive. The finish is very long and spicy, with lingering notes of tapenade and salty licorice. 2025-2050
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Wine rated (2025 guide) 97/100 (Extraordinary wine)
Domaine noté Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
About the wine:
The 2015 Único comes from a year of rapid ripening, and it was necessary to harvest early to preserve the crispness of the fruit. This is the first 100% harvest produced by winemaker Gonzalo Iturriaga. Aging lasted five years in oak, a year and a half in barrels and three and a half years in oak vats. This is a great vintage, produced with 96% Tinto Fino and 4% Cabernet Sauvignon. It is ripe, with 14.5% alcohol, a pH of 3.88 and 4.8 grams of acidity. The grapes are cooled for a day, the bunches are selected and then fermented with a pied de cuve in vats. This is a ripe, concentrated vintage, with a classic modern Vega Sicilia nose, expressive, aromatic and open, with notes of black cherry, spice and cigar box, and a medium to full-bodied palate with abundant fine-grained tannins, good balance and the rustic elegance of the best Ribera del Duero. 2027-2042
Jancis Robinson
Wine rated (2024 guide) 19/20
About the wine:
Cedar, graphite and a fine touch of earth. Fluid, with mellow, very soft tannins. Certainly a vintage of great delicacy, with less pronounced barrique. It's totally multi-layered, with tertiary notes already evident, complemented by a touch of pinewood freshness on the finish. Great work; this is a truly extraordinary wine. 2024-2060
James Suckling
Wine rated (2024 guide) 98/100
About the wine:
Sit back and enjoy this Unico if you open it now. Exotic spices and hints of balsam and cumin appear after the unleashing of blackberries, chocolate, iron, incense and violets. It's so fine and polished, with a mouthful of velvety tannins that are so cohesive, tight and still responsive. Impeccably structured, it's vertical before being extremely long and linear. A coherent Unico that seduces with its iron minerality and rusticity. Drink immediately or cellar.
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