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Vega Sicilia Único 2013

£370.88 (Inc. VAT bot. 75 cl.) / North Ireland

Bodegas Vega Sicilia
Ribera del Duero

Parker Points: 97
Peñin Points: 96

£370.88 (Inc. VAT bot. 75 cl.) / North Ireland

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

I had already tasted the 2013 Único from magnum in a vertical tasting of all the magnums ever produced and was quite impressed by it (and the still unreleased 2014 that should be available in 2024). 2013 saw a rainy harvest, and the wine is subtle, elegant and fresh, complex, silky and with precision. The wine matured in 225-liter barrels in an initial phase and then in 22,000-liter oak vats until it was bottled in June 2019. This year, the final blend was 97% Tinto Fino and 3% Cabernet Sauvignon with a little less alcohol, 14%, and a pH of 3.78 and 5.2 grams of acidity, fresh and balanced, more elegant and subtler. Único often transcends the character of the vintage and doesn't follow the norm in the region, and the 2013 is a good example of that. It was a very rainy and complicated vintage; they harvested quite quickly to avoid botrytis, and while other people waited for concentration, they did not, and their approach clearly paid back. It's aromatic and floral, less dense than the 2012, subtler, more expressive and more elegant. It's clean and fresh, tasty, with very fine tannins. It's a big surprise for the vintage and one of the finest Únicos in the last few years. 76,476 bottles, 3,658 magnums and some larger formats produced, the shortest crop since 2009.

Features

Description

Vega Sicilia Único is a red wine made exclusively from Tempranillo and Cabernet Sauvignon grape varieties by the Vega Sicilia winery under the D.O. Ribera del Duero appellation.
The grapes used come from old vines with an average age of up to 35 years planted in an area of 210 hectares, of which 40 are used for the production of this wine.
This vineyard is located between 700 and 900 metres above sea level on different soils.

Winemaking

The grapes are harvested by hand and transported in 12 kg boxes with a double selection of clusters, in the vineyard and in the winery. After maceration and fermentation, this red wine is aged for a minimum of 10 months in new and used 225-litre French and American oak barrels and 22,000-litre vats.

Taste

Vega Sicilia Único is a red wine with fruity aromas, mineral touches and spicy notes. In the mouth it is an elegant red wine, spicy, with ripe tannins, good levels of acidity and a long finish.

A fine red wine, full of nuances and complexity.

Vega Sicilia Único is undoubtedly a unique wine and one of the great Spanish classics that generates the utmost respect with a great capacity to keep in bottle for a long time.
Its personality is due not only to the maximum quality of the grapes but also to the love of detail that the Álvarez family has been able to transfer to its wines.

In the gastronomic field, this wine is especially recommended for business lunches or dinners with friends, gifts and will perfectly accompany big and small game dishes, red meats, roasts, stews or roast lamb.
And you, do you dare to try it, it will undoubtedly become one of your favourites!

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1-6 £11.17 £5.58 (-£5.58)
7-12 £15.15 £7.58 (-£7.58)
13-18 £21.21 £10.61 (-£10.61)
19-24 £29.00 £14.50 (-£14.50)
25-30 £33.68 £16.84 (-£16.84)
31-36 £37.66 £18.83 (-£18.83)
37-42 £45.45 £22.73 (-£22.73)
43-48 £49.78 £24.89 (-£24.89)
49-54 £56.23 £28.11 (-£28.11)
55-60 £60.43 £30.21 (-£30.21)
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  • 10/03/19 Vega Sicilia Único 2006 Amazing wine Clearly one of the best in the world