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1970 Bodegas Vega-Sicilia Ribera del Duero Único

Tempranillo Blend

  • Spain
  • Castilla y León
  • Ribera del Duero
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Community Tasting Notes 123

  • shifter Likes this wine: 97 points

    February 16, 2024 - Jon's 50th Birthday Dinner: Opened for 4 hours. Really spectacular tonight with an earthy, but bright nose and great structure and silky smooth palate. A very singular wine.

  • aquacongas wrote: 99 points

    January 20, 2024 - Not blind
    A perfect matured red wine with timeless class and elegance. No hurry but at his peak. I prefer it to the 64/66/70 Especial we had side by side. 99-100

    1 person found this helpful Comment
  • Burgundy Al wrote: 93 points

    October 17, 2023 - Vega Sicilia Unico Dinner with Pablo Alvarez (Asador Bastian - Chicago IL): Fully mature black cherry and plum, very balanced and spiced, just lacking the great depth of my previous bottle a few months ago. Slightly drying finish, but still wonderful.

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  • Nanda wrote: 95 points

    October 17, 2023 - Acker Vega Sicilia dinner with Pablo Álvarez (Asador Bastian): 53/66/70. This is bold and fresh with plenty going on but not as expressive and precise as a bottle from a few months ago, nor as commanding as the 53 and 66 in the same flight.

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  • MarcGMEHofman Likes this wine: 99 points

    September 22, 2023 - This bottle of 53 years old was awesome; the wine opened in the glass and perfect aromas developed. It is now at its maximum: a tiny shade of brown started to appear in the wine. In summary: the friends I consumed this magnum bottle with were 100% complimentary about the superb quality.

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JamesSuckling.com

  • By James Suckling
    9/8/2022 (link)

    (Vega Sicilia Ribera del Duero Unico, Spain) Subscribe to see review text.

Decanter

  • By Sarah Jane Evans MW
    Vega Sicilia anniversary tasting, 9/6/2022 (link)

    (Vega Sicilia, Único, Tempranillo / Tinto Fino, Ribera del Duero, Spain, Red) Subscribe to see review text.

JancisRobinson.com

  • By Jancis Robinson, MW
    9/6/2022 (link)

    (Vega Sicilia, Único Ribera del Duero Red) Subscribe to see review text.

View From the Cellar

  • By John Gilman
    Jan/Feb 2020, Issue #85, The Timeless Beauty of Vega Sicilia Único

    (Vega Sicilia “Único”) Subscribe to see review text.

  • By John Gilman
    Mar/Apr 2017, Issue #68, Recently Tasted, Superb Spanish Wines Part Two

    (Vega Sicilia Único (Ribera del Duero)) Subscribe to see review text.

Vinous

  • By Antonio Galloni
    Vinous Table: Rusty Staub Charity Dinner, New York (Dec 2015), 12/1/2015 (link)

    (Bodegas Vega Sicilia Unico) Subscribe to see review text.

Decanter

  • By Jeannie Cho Lee MW
    Vega Sicilia: 35 vintages of Unico, 2/10/2014 (link)

    (Vega Sicilia, Unico, Ribera del Duero, Mainland Spain, Spain, Red) Subscribe to see review text.

Vinous

  • By Antonio Galloni
    The HANY Charity Dinner (Nov 2007), 11/1/2007 (link)

    (Vega Sicilia Unico Ribera Del Duero (magnum)) Subscribe to see review text.

Vintage Tastings

  • By John Kapon
    Happy Birthday Eddie, 7/2/2007

    (Vega Sicilia Unico) Subscribe to see review text.

RJonWine.com

  • By Richard Jennings
    6/12/2008 (link)

    (Bodegas Vega-Sicilia Ribera del Duero Único) Dark red violet color; smoky, tart currant nose with a touch of TCA; tart plum, currant and spice palate; medium-plus finish (I think the palate was impacted by the TCA as well, as I would have expected greater depth of flavor than this bottle was showing)

Rockss and Fruit

  • By Lyle Fass
    10/6/2005 (link)

    (Vega Sicilia "Unico") This was a stunner. Nose of cherries, earth, charcoal, wood burning-oven (like that smell when you walk into Gramercy Tavern) and loads of minerals. Very complex. The palate had incredible concentration of sweet cherry fruit and tremendous depth. Long finish that went on forever. Great Unico and blew away the '90 which was my benchmark (and only!) Unico until this.

Wine Definition

  • Vintage 1970
  • 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 Codes 097985152435, 8420342001633, 8436014242082

Community Holdings

  • Pending Delivery 34 (1%)
  • In Cellars 1,639 (72%)
  • Consumed 612 (27%)

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Filet mignon de boeuf, Roast pork

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