VEGA SICILIA 'UNICO' 1996 |

Vega Sicilia 'Unico' 1996 Ribera del Duero90% Tinto Fino, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. A dream vintage. From the beginning, a mosaic of scents ranging from mint to honeysuckle, redcurrants to brambles. Massive complexity on the palate, with heather, vanillin and meaty fruit and a great nutty interior with fresh acidity which will take it forward ad infinitum. In 2013, a vivid wild herbs nose led to a wine of enormous impact. In the same year, it is still a huge, glycerol giant. I must survive to see it at its peak - but will I be in such fine fettle? Serena Sutcliffe, MW WA 961 mag (owc)Estimates are per lot