Vega Sicilia Unico 2012

Tinto Gran Reserva de Bodegas Vega Sicilia

98 Atkin, 97 Suckling, 97 Wine Enthusiast, 96 Parker, 96 Peñín, 95 Decanter y 18 / 20 Jancis Robinson

Variedades: 87% Tinto Fino y 13% Cabernet Sauvignon

Valbuena del Duero (Valladolid) - D.O. Ribera del Duero

Capacidad: 75cl

Graduación: 14,5%

Elaboración: Agricultura ecológica. Acabado el proceso de fermentación, permaneció 15 meses en tino de madera, 25 meses en barrica nueva, 17 meses en barrica envinada y 26 meses en tino de madera de gran capacidad. Resto botella hasta su comercialización..

Notas de "The Wine Advocate" 

The 2012 Único is released 10 years after the harvest. They produced it with the grapes from 40 of the 210 hectares of vineyards they have, with a total of 55 separate plots and 19 different soils. It's mostly 95% Tinto Fino (Tempranillo) and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon grapes that are cooled down for 24 hours and then fermented in oak vats with indigenous yeasts. Malolactic fermentation was in stainless steel and the aging in 225-liter oak barrels and 20,000-liter oak vats for a long time as this was bottled in June 2018. 2012 is a concentrated year, warm and dry with some rain at the end of September that helped the end of the ripening process of healthy grapes with lots of color and ripe tannins. The wine has a ripe nose, with intoxicating notes of black fruit, fresh meat and blood, a spicy touch from the American oak and an earthy twist. It's a voluptuous and decadent vintage for Vega Sicilia, for those that favor years like 2006, a bit atypical, or 1999. The wine finished with 14.5% alcohol, a pH of 3.88 and 5.1 grams of acidity (tartaric). 88,188 bottles, 3,537 magnums, 328 double magnums, 55 imperials and five Salmanazar produced.

 Notas de Cata de Peñín sobre la añada 2002: Color cereza intenso. Aroma fruta madura, tostado, chocolate, café aromático. Boca sabroso, especiado, taninos finos, fino amargor.

Otras puntuaciones: 18.5 / 20 MV sobre la añada 2004

"Ceniza de habano, cedro, cueros finos en una nariz compleja y elegante. Fruta, cuerpo, elegancia, largura: todo está reunido en este gran vino."

Consumo 2032-2055