Community Tasting Notes 18

• Stefan75 wrote:

  April 23, 2024 - Leakage, cork fell into bottle when put upright…still somewhat drinkable but no rating possible. What a pity…

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• beatles wrote: 96 points

  September 6, 2022 - On the lighter side today, elegant, fresh, very long. Inmpeccable complexity, Spanish, smokey, but dressed for dinner.
  #El Cellar de Can Rocca #JubileTasting

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• Dibbs wrote: 97 points

  July 10, 2021 - This was one of my top wine experiences of the year. In line with with 90’ Las Cases couple of weeks back. Whereas the 90 Las Cases was seductive and almost hedonistic, this had a bit more rougher edges but not lacking in complexity.
  
  It took about 90 mins in the glass to open up properly. Tastes much younger than it is with beautifully integrated tannins. It has secondary nuances but still with primary fruit intact. It hasn’t really started it’s journey into tertiary yet which surprises for a wine with over 40 years of age. This is a magnificent wine and was a pleasure to experience it.

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• mdefreitas wrote: 94 points

  October 24, 2018 - Vega Sicilia Unicos (Peppercorn's (Hartford, CT)): A luscious, elegant soft and round Vega. Supple and Burg-like, with red-fruits and spice. A bit short, but the texture was so captivating and contemplative.

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• MC2 Wines Likes this wine: 94 points

  August 18, 2018 - Weekend in Minneapolis; 8/17/2018-8/18/2018 (Various Locations): These wines are always just awesome and this was no different. We opened and decanted and I gave it some time to open in the glass before really drinking. Still a young wine. While the tannin and oak has calmed down some and there's lots more going on, they are still very much there and I'm sure if I was blinded I would not guess 38 years old. It's got lots of fruits and tons of spice and somehow managed to not overpower the pasta that we were eating alongside it (although the Italian wine perhaps was a bit better suited as a paring). Still, very good.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1980
• 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 8436014241498, 8436014242082

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• Pending Delivery 24 (10%)
• In Cellars 155 (66%)
• Consumed 55 (24%)

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