Vega Sicilia - Unico 2015
Rött vin från Ribera del Duero« Vega Sicilia är den mest prestigefyllda vingården i Spanien och deras kultvin Único görs endast i de bästa årgångarna av druvor från de bästa vingårdarna. Único är Spaniens obestridda svar på en Grand Cru – ett legendariskt vin och bland världens absolut mest eftertraktade. »
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| Distrikt | Ribera del Duero |
| Druvor | Cabernet Sauvignon , Tempranillo |
| Årgång | 2015 |
| Procucenter | Vega Sicilia |
| Artikelnr | VS 108 |
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| Fraktkostnad | 169:- |
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Robert Parker Wine Advocate
The 2015 Único comes from a year with a fast ripening, and they had to harvest early to keep the crunchiness of the fruit. This was the first harvest produced 100% by winemaker Gonzalo Iturriaga. The aging was five years in oak, one and a half years in barrels and three and a half years in oak vats. It's a big year, produced with 96% Tinto Fino and 4% Cabernet Sauvignon. It's ripe, with 14.5% alcohol, a pH of 3.88 and 4.8 grams of acidity. The grapes are cooled down for one day, the bunches are selected and then fermented with a pied de cuve in vats. It's a ripe and concentrated vintage, classical modern Vega Sicilia nose, expressive, aromatic and open, with notes of dark cherries, spice, cigar box and a medium to full-bodied palate with abundant fine-grained tannins, with good balance and the rustic elegance of the best Ribera del Duero. In 2015, they produced 84,184 bottles, 3,645 magnums and some larger formats, less than 2014, which was the largest production of Único ever. It was bottled in May 2021.
At Vega Sicilia, they are increasing their capacity in large oak vats, which are incorporated in the first year of élevage of the wines. 2020 was challenging with rain just before and during the harvest, and 2015 was a warm and ripe year. The non-vintage blend was produced with wine from 2011, 2012 and 2013 and showed exceptionally well. They produce between 240,000 and 325,000 bottles.
Druva
96% Tinto Fino & 4% Cabernet Sauvignon
Tasting note
The 2015 Único comes from a year with a fast ripening, and they had to harvest early to keep the crunchiness of the fruit. This was the first harvest produced 100% by winemaker Gonzalo Iturriaga. The aging was five years in oak, one and a half years in barrels and three and a half years in oak vats. It's a big year, produced with 96% Tinto Fino and 4% Cabernet Sauvignon. It's ripe, with 14.5% alcohol, a pH of 3.88 and 4.8 grams of acidity. The grapes are cooled down for one day, the bunches are selected and then fermented with a pied de cuve in vats. It's a ripe and concentrated vintage, classical modern Vega Sicilia nose, expressive, aromatic and open, with notes of dark cherries, spice, cigar box and a medium to full-bodied palate with abundant fine-grained tannins, with good balance and the rustic elegance of the best Ribera del Duero. In 2015, they produced 84,184 bottles, 3,645 magnums and some larger formats, less than 2014, which was the largest production of Único ever. It was bottled in May 2021.
At Vega Sicilia, they are increasing their capacity in large oak vats, which are incorporated in the first year of élevage of the wines. 2020 was challenging with rain just before and during the harvest, and 2015 was a warm and ripe year. The non-vintage blend was produced with wine from 2011, 2012 and 2013 and showed exceptionally well. They produce between 240,000 and 325,000 bottles.
Robert Parker Wine Advocate
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Unico undergoes an extraordinary ageing process: more than ten years in oak and bottle. In its undisturbed slumber, this inimitable wine creates a timeless cellaring perspective. Like its name, this unique wine is a tribute to the Tempranillo and Cabernet Sauvignon vineyards of the Vega Sicilia estate.
The 2015 vintage ripened quickly, evenly and exceptionally well. It was essential to harvest the grapes al dente, when they were crisp, fresh and juicy, to avoid over-ripening. This vintage was a special one for Gonzalo Iturriaga. "It was my first at Vega Sicilia," explains the winemaker. "I understood that there is something genuine in the Vega Sicilia estate, because when I taste the grapes I sense the concentration, the power, but also the elegance and silkiness. That's the basis of a great wine. When you taste that concentration, you understand the need for the unique ageing that we do at Vega Sicilia: five years in oak, with a first stage of about one and a half years in barrels to shape the wine, and a second stage of about three and a half years in oak vats to give the wine a whole new dimension.
The 2015 vintage is expressive from the first moment. On the palate, it is generous, opulent and juicy, while retaining the estate's trademark elegance. This wine taught me why Vega Sicilia is so great."
The wine team - Vega Sicilia
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Vega Sicilia är den mest prestigefyllda vingården i Spanien och deras kultvin Único görs endast i de bästa årgångarna av druvor från de bästa vingårdarna. Único är Spaniens obestridda svar på en Grand Cru – ett legendariskt vin och bland världens absolut mest eftertraktade. Vega Sicilia släpper Único först när den är klar, och det är oftast först efter 10 år i vingårdens källare – varav 6 år på ekfat. Resultatet är ett vin med unik koncentration, komplexitet och elegans i en kombination som ger det en imponerande lagringspotential. 2009 är en av de finaste årgångarna av Único någonsin, och Parker ger den hela 98 poäng – det högsta betyget sedan 100-poängslegenden från 1962.
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Bodegas Vega Sicilia är Spaniens svar på en Grand Cru och landets mest prestigefyllda vingård. Vingården ligger i Ribera del Duero där Eloy Lacanda y Chaves planterade Bordeaux-druvorna Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot och Malbec sida vid sida med den lokala Tempranillo 1864. Vega Sicilias kultstatus började dock först i början av 1900-talet under 1900-talet. ägande av Antonio Herrero. Sedan dess har vingården bytt ägare flera gånger tills den slutligen föll i händerna på de nuvarande ägarna; Familjen Alvarez 1982. Receptet på vinernas framgångar finns i i ett närmast hysteriskt kvalitetsfokus som börjar med extremt låga skördar, grönskörd och ett extremt tufft urval av druvor under skörden – bara det bästa är gott nog. Vega Sicilia är särskilt känt för kultvinerna Único, Único Reserva Especial och Valbuena 5.
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