The wine Vega Sicilia Único was, for many years, one of the very few Spanish wines that deserved to be mentioned in the same sentence with legends like Domaine de la Romanée Conti, Château Mouton-Rothschild or Biondi-Santi Brunello di Montalcino.

Located in the heart of DO Ribera del Duero, between 700 and 900 metres of altitude, the Finca Vega Sicilia estate has 210 hectares under vine, divided into 64 parcels with 19 different soil types. The red wine Único is produced from grapes sourced from the best 40 hectares of that world-class terroir.

This remarkable red wine from Ribera del Duero is essentially a varietal Tinto Fino (Tempranillo), nuanced with a 4% Cabernet Sauvignon, coming from vines 35 years old on average. The 2016 vintage was, in word, outstanding.

The grapes were picked by hand. Once in the cellar, they were cold macerated for some days before fermenting with indigenous yeasts in wooden vats. After that, the red wine Vega Sicilia Único 2016 began a very long ageing process, which went on for 10 years minimum.

First, this Gran Reserva red wine was matured in 225-litre French and American oak barrels. The wine was subsequently fine-tuned in 20,000-litre oak vats, in which it was kept until May 2022.

After bottling, the legendary Único from Bodegas Vega Sicilia was cellared for several years before being launched onto the market.

Decant 2 hours before drinking, at the very least.

92,292 Bordeaux bottles and 3,695 magnums produced.