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• Burgundy Al wrote: 92 points

  October 17, 2023 - Vega Sicilia Unico Dinner with Pablo Alvarez (Asador Bastian - Chicago IL): Bright red and black cherry throughout, wonderfully fresh, just maybe a trace of volatile acidity. Bright and rich with a engaging sweetness on its long-ish finish.

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• Nanda wrote: 95 points

  October 17, 2023 - Acker Vega Sicilia dinner with Pablo Álvarez (Asador Bastian): 53/66/70. Another tremendous bottle. More barritone, tarry and wild but still with the fruitcake and red berries. Excellent freshness and length. Some coffee notes in the long finish.

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• PacoHigon Likes this wine:

  January 7, 2022 - Hay veces que uno busca en un vino solo esa sensación de tomar algo por lo que representa. La añada del 66 fue una añada normalita y por tanto encontrar el vino en condiciones de ser tomado era casi mi único objetico. El nivel del vino ligeramente por encima del cuello de la botella también daba que pensar. El corcho salió bien, pero más gracias al The Durand que a su estado. El vino aparece de color teja de capa media. La nariz clásica, de bastante intensidad, con un atractivo bouquet, matices especiados, marroquinería, un toquecito de brea, fruta roja licorosa... En boca entra bien, pasa muy fluido, casi etéreo, el tanino apenas se percibe, mantiene cierta frescura, hay una textura sutilmente terrosa, suaves amargos, estructura ligera y bastante longitud. Mucho más de lo esperado y es que está claro que los grandes son grandes incluso en añadas poco interesantes.

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• JonnyG Likes this wine: 99 points

  October 8, 2021 - A Tour de Force 'Best Bottle' Tasting (Republique, Los Angeles): I brought this to pair with a 1964, and did so despite my last bottle having been marred by substantial VA and subdued fruit. No such issues here, especially with time. Stunning from the get-go, spot-on, evolved but not advanced, with smoky dark fruit notes, tar, anise, saddle leather and subtle oak notes. Imagine the texture of liquid velvet. Like its 1964 brethren, it began to dry out a bit after an hour or so. What a flight!

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• JonnyG Likes this wine: 90 points

  October 29, 2020 - Not a truly correct bottle, but still offering up some glimpses of past glories. As best I can tell, this must have had a heavy VA element in earlier days, which had mostly faded but still contributed to the aromatics, along with some black tea and muted spice. The acid was more prominent than the fruit, though with air the wine eventually came into better balance. Not surprisingly, it showed best with fruit. Serving this alongside one of the most recent Unico releases made for an interesting juxtaposition, including because this wine showed no oak at all.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1966
• Type Red
• Producer Bodegas Vega-Sicilia
• Varietal Tempranillo Blend
• Designation Único
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Spain
• Region Castilla y León
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Ribera del Duero
• UPC Code 8420342001633

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• In Cellars 143 (69%)
• Consumed 64 (31%)

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