Vega Sicilia Unico (2011)

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Bodegas Vega Sicilia ist die Ikone des spanischen Weinbaus schlechthin. Jahrzehnte bevor andere ernsthaft Weinbau in der Ribera del Duero betrieben, wurden auf der Finca Vega Sicilia in Valbuena de Duero, direkt an der Landstrasse N 122, Weine von Weltformat vinifiziert.
Der Aufwand und der Qualitätsanspruch, mit dem hier Weinherstellung betrieben wird, ist ohne Vergleich. Allein der extensive Fassausbau in unterschiedlichsten Barriques und Fudern, beträgt beim Zweitwein Valbuena No.5 etwa 3 Jahre, beim Unico bis zu 8 Jahre. Dafür eignet sich die Weine hervorragend zur Langzeitlagerung und vor allem die guten Jahrgänge des Unico konservieren die Frucht für 30-50 Jahre.

96/100 PP

'The Único released in 2021, 10 years after the harvest, is the 2011 Único, selected from 40 of their 210 hectares of vineyards. 2011 is a concentrated and ripe vintage, and they selected 95% Tinto Fino (Tempranillo) and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon that were cooled in a cold room for 24 hours before being sorted; the bunches and grapes macerated at 9 to 10 degrees Celsius for three to four days, and then it was inoculated with a pied de cuve to ferment with pumping overs. Malolactic was in stainless steel, and the wine was put through a long aging, 10 years between oak and bottle, using new and used French and American oak barrels and 20,000-liter oak vats. For Vega Sicilia, 2011 was a fresher year than 2010, not the common idea about those vintages in Ribera del Duero. The wine has a developed nose with some notes of ripe black fruit, meat and underbrush, somewhat herbal and perfumed. There is something about the nose of the Únicos that I cannot quite describe but is quite distinct, and it's in this vintage and also in the Reserva Especial. 88,288 bottles, 3,505 magnums, 318 double magnums, 60 Imperial and 3 Salmanazar were produced. The wine was bottled in June 2017.'
(Luis Gutiérrez, robertparker.com)

98/100 JS

'Very ripe with plum, spice and dried-flower aromas, as well as chocolate, fresh flowers and sandalwood. Coffee and hints of meat. Sort of decadent. Full-bodied with round, creamy tannins and an intense, juicy feel. Unique cedar and walnut undertones. So delicious now, but one for the future, too.'
(James Suckling, jamessuckling.com)

98/100 TA

'The only problem with the 2011,' says Gonzalo Iturriaga, 'is that it followed 2010.' I gave the latter wine a perfect score, so I know what he means. And yet this is still a fantastic Único in its own right. Marrying Tinto Fino with 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, it's not as powerful or showy as the 2010, but has considerable elegance and finesse. Sweet, leafy, balsamic flavours are framed by perfumed French and 30% American oak, with the mint of the Cabernet surprisingly noticeable on the refreshing finish. The tannins are very fine indeed, caressing the tongue as they pass.'
(Tim Atkin, timatkin.com)