Vega Sicilia - Unico, Ribera del Duero 2015 75cl

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Vega Sicilia - Unico, Ribera del Duero 75cl Winery: Vega Sicilia Grape Variety: Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon Region: Ribera del Duero, Spain Alcohol Content: 14.5% Food Pairing: Beef, Lamb, Veal, Poultry Description: Vega Sicilia was founded in 1964 by Eloy Lecanda y Chaves, a Spanish winemaker who was trained in the Bordeaux wine region of France. When he returned to his homeland of Castile, Don Eloy Lecanda brought with him several Bordeaux grape varieties. In the 20th century, Vega Sicilia earned a reputation as being one of the most notable wines in Spain. In fact Vega Sicilia’s wines are recognised worldwide as some of the finest and most valued red wines on the world wine market. Tasting Notes I was surprised by the aromatics of the 2010 Unico, cropped from a powerful and concentrated year that delivered this blend of 94% Tinto Fino (aka Tempranillo) and 6% Cabernet Sauvignon, with 14.5% alcohol and a highish pH of 3.87. It fermented with indigenous yeasts and matured in a combination of French and American oak barrels and 20,000-liter oak vats and aged for almost six years. It feels quite ripe and somehow old style, dominated by ripe black fruit, with a rustic and earthy

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