Der Aufwand und der Qualitätsanspruch, mit dem hier Weinherstellung betrieben wird, ist ohne Vergleich. Allein der extensive Fassausbau in unterschiedlichsten Barriques und Fudern, beträgt beim Zweitwein Valbuena No.5 etwa 3 Jahre, beim Unico bis zu 8 Jahre. Dafür eignet sich die Weine hervorragend zur Langzeitlagerung und vor allem die guten Jahrgänge des Unico konservieren die Frucht für 30-50 Jahre.
96/100 PP
"The Único released in 2021, 10 years after the harvest, is the 2011 Único, selected from 40 of their 210 hectares of vineyards. 2011 is a concentrated and ripe vintage, and they selected 95% Tinto Fino (Tempranillo) and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon that were cooled in a cold room for 24 hours before being sorted; the bunches and grapes macerated at 9 to 10 degrees Celsius for three to four days, and then it was inoculated with a pied de cuve to ferment with pumping overs. Malolactic was in stainless steel, and the wine was put through a long aging, 10 years between oak and bottle, using new and used French and American oak barrels and 20,000-liter oak vats. For Vega Sicilia, 2011 was a fresher year than 2010, not the common idea about those vintages in Ribera del Duero. The wine has a developed nose with some notes of ripe black fruit, meat and underbrush, somewhat herbal and perfumed. There is something about the nose of the Únicos that I cannot quite describe but is quite distinct, and it's in this vintage and also in the Reserva Especial. 88,288 bottles, 3,505 magnums, 318 double magnums, 60 Imperial and 3 Salmanazar were produced. The wine was bottled in June 2017."
(Luis Gutiérrez, robertparker.com)
98/100 JS
"Very ripe with plum, spice and dried-flower aromas, as well as chocolate, fresh flowers and sandalwood. Coffee and hints of meat. Sort of decadent. Full-bodied with round, creamy tannins and an intense, juicy feel. Unique cedar and walnut undertones. So delicious now, but one for the future, too."
(James Suckling, jamessuckling.com)
98/100 TA
"The only problem with the 2011," says Gonzalo Iturriaga, "is that it followed 2010." I gave the latter wine a perfect score, so I know what he means. And yet this is still a fantastic Único in its own right. Marrying Tinto Fino with 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, it's not as powerful or showy as the 2010, but has considerable elegance and finesse. Sweet, leafy, balsamic flavours are framed by perfumed French and 30% American oak, with the mint of the Cabernet surprisingly noticeable on the refreshing finish. The tannins are very fine indeed, caressing the tongue as they pass."
(Tim Atkin, timatkin.com)
Anbauregion: | Ribera del Duero |
Flaschengröße: | 75 cl - Bouteille, Normalflasche |
Jahrgang: | 2011 |
Klassifikation: | DO Ribera del Duero |
Typ: | Rotwein trocken Rotwein |
Land: | Spanien |
Weingut: | Vega Sicilia |
Rebsorte: | 94 % Tinta Fino und 6 % Cabernet Sauvignon |
Ausbau: | 20-24 Monate in neuen, französischen Barriques, anschließend ca. 5 Jahre in gebrauchtem Holz und abschließend noch 3 Jahre in der Flasche. Unfiltriert. |
Rebfläche: | 240 ha |
Durchschnittliche Jahresproduktion: | 6.650 Kisten |
Boden: | Gesteinsschichten aus Kalkstein mit sandiger Auflage |
Alkoholgehalt: | 14,5 % vol |
Trinkempfehlung ab: | jetzt |
Trinkempfehlung bis: | 2050+ |
Trinktemperatur: | 16-18 °C |
Verschluss: | Naturkork |
Bewertung robertparker.com: | 96/100 |
Bewertung James Suckling: | 98/100 |
Bewertung Daniel Nussbaum: | 96+/100 |
Bewertung Jahrgang: | ****/***** |
Abgefüllt von: | Bodegas Vega Sicilia, 47359 Valbuena de Duero, Spanien |