Description

La grande référence de Vega Sicilia. Issu des vignes les plus anciennes de la propriété, Único fait partie des vins « de légende » que tout amateur devrait goûter au moins une fois dans sa vie. Il offre un potentiel de garde exceptionnel – jusqu’à 60 ans dans des conditions optimales. Dévoilant une infinie complexité à chaque gorgée, il fait pleinement honneur à sa durée d’élevage, l’une des plus longues au monde. Millésime après millésime, son style s’appuie sur trois constantes absolument immuables : élégance, fermeté et bonification avec l’âge.

 

 

 

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Le domaine
Bodegas Vega Sicilia
Type de vin
Red - Gran Reserva
Millésime
2008
Alcool
14.5% vol.
Cépage
95% Tinto Fino y 5% Cabernet Sauvignon
Origine
Ribera del Duero

L'avis des experts

The Wine Advocate:

2008 was a challenging vintage in Ribera del Duero, a vintage marked by a severe frost on September 24th. The vineyards of Vega Sicilia were saved by some anti-frost burners that really made the difference. Even though, there are only some 70,000 bottles of 2008 Único, a wine that will be released around March 2016 after the 2007, and before they sell 2005 and 2006. It's a fresher, more mineral version of Vega, and very much Vega in character. It has a certain aroma that I cannot define that I also found in the 2011 Valbuena. The palate is surprisingly polished; the wine is quite accessible from now on, with fine tannins and a subtle thread of acidity going through the core. This is a lighter version of Único, but one style I like very much; it's a wine that should drink well throughout its life. A triumph for the vintage conditions.