VEGA SICILIA UNICO 2010

Tempos Vega Sicilia Unico Tinto 2010

A powerful, concentrated and ample vintage. Vega Sicilia Unico 2010 gains nuances, given sufficient time to open. A wine to enjoy long-term.

This vintage will go down in history!

VARIETIES: 94% Tinto Fino (aka Tempranillo) and 6% Cabernet Sauvignon, average 35-Year Old Vines
REGION: Finca Vega Sicilia, D.O. Ribera del Duero, Spain
AGEING: Ageing almost 10 years between wood and bottle, each batch is what determines the type of wood and the time spent in each container
GUARDING POTENTIAL: Ready to drink now holding a potential ageing window of approximately 40 – 60 years if kept in ideal conditions: temperature of 12 – 14ºC and 60 % relative humidity
SERVE: Serve at 16ºC – 18ºC
CRITICS SCORES: JS/99, D/98, V/98, RP/97, WS/96, W&S/93
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Unico 2010 | Range | Tempos Vega Sicilia

Myth full of truth

From the 1,000 hectares which composes the Vega Sicilia estate, 210 are used for vine-growing, coexisting 19 soil types and 57 plots containing very specific characteristics. The influence of the Duero River’s flow and the passage of time have been vital in developing these soils. Vines having been grown on the Vega Sicilia estate for over hundred years, which makes it possible to obtain a specific plant matter and genetic make-up. All this, together with the extremely careful and respectful handling of the vines and of the environment, makes it possible to produce unique vines.

Forty of these hectares are used to produce Unico, with at least ten years of ageing, in both barrel and bottle, considered to be one of the world’s longest. We use new and used French and American 225-litre oak barrels and 22,000-litre casks; a long, complex yet beautiful process, that makes these wines outstanding when released and eternal when aged.

2010 is a powerful, concentrated and ample vintage. Vega Sicilia Unico 2010 gains nuances, given sufficient time to open. A wine to enjoy long-term.