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Manage SubscriptionsN.V. Bodegas Vega-Sicilia Ribera del Duero Único Reserva Especial 2006, 2007, 2009 (2019 Release)
Tempranillo Blend
- Spain
- Castilla y León
- Ribera del Duero
Community Tasting Notes 8
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Juliansi Likes this wine: 90 points
December 29, 2022 - Unico blend of 2006, 2007 and 2009, and I would recommend cellaring this for at least 5 more years or easily a decade too.
Milk powder on the nose, super silky tannins with plenty of plums and cedar too. Some coconut after extended glass airing time.
How hard is it to describe a USD 400 purchase as "fairly priced", when we purchased a year ago... However, when compared to what wines have inflated to today.. I would say so!
Shared between the 6 lads on a Unico single vintage v Especial multi vintage shoot-out, Happy New Year 2023!
Only 59 barrels produced by Vega Sicilia. Our 6th bottle of the eight we popped for our pre NY Eve luncheon. This red wine has no vintage and it is described as a tribute to tradition. This is a very old Spanish custom to combine the balance between vintages.
In this case with Unico, Vega Sicilia prepares two types of wines in each harvest: the one of the current year and another wine without a specific harvest, which they called "Reserva Especial". It was a mixture of wines from the best harvest!
29 Dec 2022
Tang Room, Damansara Starling Mall, Malaysia -
Pinot Peter Likes this wine:
February 4, 2022 - This is Not ready. I also opened the 2011 Unico at the same time for comparison. The 2011 has way more tannins and oak flavours and also is not ready to drink.
You can taste the effect of the blending of the 2006/2007/2009 in the softness and less tannin influence in the wine compared to the 2011 Unico.
There is no complexity of flavours present in both these young wines. The predominant taste is sour cherry. If you own it I hope you are young enough to wait 10/20 years and can wait for them to blossom ....or leave it to your family. I will stop buying these wines as my own personal stale date will be way before these wines mature!!! -
fcxj wrote: 92 points
July 17, 2021 - Needs time, still fairly inky and backward.
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steinersing wrote: 96 points
July 7, 2021 - fine tannins, amazing length, very elegant. well in its drinking window surprisingly. opened for 4 hours.
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englishman's claret wrote: 96 points
October 28, 2019 - The 2019 Unico release (06, 07, 09) is a striking wine - completely delectable and appetizing. Blackberry, musk, mint, ganache, leather, warm earth, and fresh thyme. Rich, harmonious, terrifically deep but not at all heavy. This is very special stuff indeed - its best days are 5+ years ahead of it and this will last a very long time.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage N.V.
- Type Red
- Producer Bodegas Vega-Sicilia
- Varietal Tempranillo Blend
- Designation Único Reserva Especial
- Vineyard 2006, 2007, 2009 (2019 Release)
- Country Spain
- Region Castilla y León
- SubRegion n/a
- Appellation Ribera del Duero
- UPC Codes 8420342001633, 8436014241740, 8436014241795
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 14 (3%)
- In Cellars 380 (86%)
- Consumed 46 (10%)
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- VarietyTempranillo Blend
- CountrySpain
- RegionCastilla y León
- AppellationRibera del Duero
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