A very unique flight of 1921, 1922, and 1924 Unico. These were in decent shape, but the fruit is fading. Essence of belt leather on the palate for the 21 and 22. The 24 was consensus favorite, and it showed well, retaining a fair amount of fruit. As with many old bottles, it was more intellectually interesting than hedonistic.
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Made a crucial error here and didn't open bottle /decant for 3-4 hours before drinking. Hadn't realised that Spanish wine of this age (unlike French) requires a long decant. Whilst the people at Vega didn't recommend decanting wines from 70s/80s, this apparently does require a lot more time. Even over the 2 hours at lunch it improved significantly but was still a long way from what we were hoping for. better review next time with correct bottle prep
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11/26/2016 - Axelpeter wrote: 70 Points
(Schm MöglB) Unfortunately gone
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5/14/2016 - BradE wrote:
A very unique flight of 1921, 1922, and 1924 Unico. These were in decent shape, but the fruit is fading. Essence of belt leather on the palate for the 21 and 22. The 24 was consensus favorite, and it showed well, retaining a fair amount of fruit. As with many old bottles, it was more intellectually interesting than hedonistic.
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11/4/2014 - hongkongtom wrote:
Made a crucial error here and didn't open bottle /decant for 3-4 hours before drinking. Hadn't realised that Spanish wine of this age (unlike French) requires a long decant. Whilst the people at Vega didn't recommend decanting wines from 70s/80s, this apparently does require a lot more time. Even over the 2 hours at lunch it improved significantly but was still a long way from what we were hoping for. better review next time with correct bottle prep
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