Vega Sicilia Technical Sheet
Type of Wine: Red
Brand: Vega Sicilia Unique
Grape variety: Tempranillo
Bottle type: Bordeaux
Capacity (cl): 75
Graduation (% vol.): 14
Cellar: Vega Sicily
Regions: Denomination Ribera del Duero
Barrel type: French oak
Permanence in Barrel: 10 years
Operating temperature: 17º-18º C.
General information
After fermentation, it goes through what is probably the longest aging in the world in a red, almost 10 years between wood and bottle. Going through different stages in different types of barrel. French and American wood, new and used 225-liter barrels, 20,000-liter vats, each batch is the one that determines the type of wood and the permanence in each container.After its passage through wood, it ages in the bottle to complete a process complex and long aging.
Under normal conditions it will spend 6 years in wood and three in bottle.
The different elements that participate in its elaboration are modeled and shaped in search of the master line that has guided the wine. Unique remains true to a clear, well-defined style, inimitable character and style; elegance, firmness, aging capacity ... A unique and timeless taste that has elevated the aristocracy of the great classics.
Tasting Notes of Vega Sicilia Unico
It offers an infinite complexity that is showing little by little, in each sip, its passage through the mouth is immensely silky and elegant, and has an aging capacity only within the reach of a few wines in the world.

