Vega Sicilia Unico 2013

Tinto Gran Reserva de Bodegas Vega Sicilia

98 Suckling, 97 Parker, 97 Atkin y 96 Peñín, 19.5 / 20 J. Robinson (2004), 18.5 / 20 MV (2004)

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"

I had already tasted the 2013 Único from magnum in a vertical tasting of all the magnums ever produced and was quite impressed by it (and the still unreleased 2014 that should be available in 2024). 2013 saw a rainy harvest, and the wine is subtle, elegant and fresh, complex, silky and with precision. The wine matured in 225-liter barrels in an initial phase and then in 22,000-liter oak vats until it was bottled in June 2019. This year, the final blend was 97% Tinto Fino and 3% Cabernet Sauvignon with a little less alcohol, 14%, and a pH of 3.78 and 5.2 grams of acidity, fresh and balanced, more elegant and subtler. Único often transcends the character of the vintage and doesn't follow the norm in the region, and the 2013 is a good example of that. It was a very rainy and complicated vintage; they harvested quite quickly to avoid botrytis, and while other people waited for concentration, they did not, and their approach clearly paid back. It's aromatic and floral, less dense than the 2012, subtler, more expressive and more elegant. It's clean and fresh, tasty, with very fine tannins. It's a big surprise for the vintage and one of the finest Únicos in the last few years. 76,476 bottles, 3,658 magnums and some larger formats produced, the shortest crop since 2009.

 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."

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