2014 Vega Sicila Unico, Ribera del Duero

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Experience the pinnacle of Spanish winemaking with Vega Sicilia Único, from the prestigious Ribera del Duero region. This legendary red wine displays a deep garnet hue and an intricate bouquet of dark berries, plum, leather, and spices, intertwined with subtle hints of tobacco and cedar. On the palate, it is remarkably complex and well-balanced, with refined tannins, a velvety texture, and an enduring, elegant finish. Ideal for pairing with roasted meats, game, and aged cheeses, this wine embodies the epitome of luxury and sophistication.

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The 2014 Único was produced with grapes from 40 hectares of vines selected from the 210 hectares the winery has. The grapes were picked between September 20th and October 3rd, and the blend was 94% Tinto Fino and 6% Cabernet Sauvignon. It fermented in oak vats with indigenous yeasts, with malolactic in stainless steel. The first part of the aging was in 225-liter barrels and the second one in 20,000-liter oak vats, and the élevage lasts 10 years between oak and bottle. It’s a year that combines power and elegance; it’s concentrated but has subtleness. I had a unique opportunity to taste it from magnum one year ago and was truly impressed. This tasting was consistent with those sensations. 2014 was a good vintage in the zone, a year with good rain and a big crop, not as powerful as 2012 or 2015 but a year with finesse. The wine feels very balanced, lower in alcohol and with integrated oak, crunchy, fresh and still young. It feels quite classical; it’s fine-boned, elegant but also powerful, more like the Únicos from yesteryear. It has to be one of the finest vintages of recent times. It has 14% alcohol, a pH of 3.85 and five grams of acidity measured in tartaric acid per liter of wine. One of the largest vintages of Único, 104,606 bottles, 3,612 magnums, 356 double magnums, 50 imperials and five Salmanazars were produced. It was bottled in June 2020. It seems like years ending in four—94, 2004, 2014 (but not 84, that was not produced)—are very good here. We’ll have to wait and see about the 2024… 98 points Luis Gutierrez, Robert Parker.com

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