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95% TINTO FINO, 5% CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Vega Sicilia Description
There is a certain irony that the name Unico is given to not one, but two wines. And while the ‘regular’ Unico is exceptional in numerous ways, it does at least follow the fine wine convention of being produced from a single vintage. This is not true of the Reserva Especial which, in virtue of being a multivintage red wine, is truly unique among its peers. It both pays tribute to the Spanish tradition of blending vintages, now largely lost outside sparkling and fortified styles; it also, by bypassing any overt vintage character, offers a remarkably pure and direct account of the terroir itself.
James Suckling: 99 Points
Sweet-berry, walnut, licorice and violet aromas that follow through to a full body with round, chewy tannins that are polished and beautiful. Notes of iron, too. The tannins are broad and mouth filling, giving a caressing and exciting texture on the palate. If you give this a year to two to soften, it will deliver even greater richness and flavor. A blend of 2008, 2010 and 2011. Great after 2023. 99 points - James Suckling
Wine Advocate: 98 Points
The NV ?nico Reserva Especial 2022 Release is a blend of wines from 2008, 2010 and 2011, This is perfumed, elegant, harmonious and balanced. It has very fine, already polished tannins and integrated acidity. 2008 and 2010 are cooler years, and they seem to give the blend this freshness and elegance.
Wine Advocate: 98 Points
The NV Unico Reserva Especial 2022 Release is a blend of wines from 2008, 2010 and 2011, mostly Tinto Fino with some Cabernet Sauvignon mixing lots from the Único wines from those years. In the past, the blend was older vintages, but now it's wines that are around the same age as the Único. It has the complexity of mixing terroirs, vintages and grapes with parameters very similar to Único, 14.5% alcohol and good balance with a pH of 3.83 and 5.4 grams of acidity (measured in tartaric acid per liter). In the blend, they look for keeping the style of past blends, combining the more aged notes of the older wines and the freshness of the younger ones. I was very pleasantly surprised by the performance of this Reserva Especial, which seems to be going back to the character of the blends from yesteryear, with more finesse, elegance and nuance. This is perfumed, elegant, harmonious and balanced. It has very fine, already polished tannins and integrated acidity. 2008 and 2010 are cooler years, and they seem to give the blend this freshness and elegance. It has all the components, and especially the balance between all of them, to age nicely in bottle. 16,961 bottles and 201 magnums were filled in June 2018.
THE WINE ADVOCATE Rating 98
Drink Date: 2023 - 2040
