Myth
full of truth
Patriarch and precursor of a
line of exceptional wines, forged over time, whose durability distinguishes and
gives them a special character.
With an inimitable, firm and solid style, it has been
able to create a unique and timeless taste. A world-renowned icon
that thanks to the endeavours, perseverance and discretion has carved the story
of
It is the
Vega Sicilia flagship. The qualities of the Tempranillo and cabernet
sauvignon in different proportions are assembled to perfection in this wine. Each
provides a differentiating factor that makes the wine great in every vintage.
The vines
are grown on plots where the land is located at the point between the slopes
down from the wasteland and the alluvial plain. The soil nearest the surface is
made out of fine colluvial deposits from the hillside with small fragment of
limestone. There is abundant quartz gravel deeper down in a sandy main soil. There are
many angular limestone boulders on the surface.
Red wine
made in controlled fermentation using native yeast in wooden tanks. Malolactic
fermentation also takes place in wood.
After its
fermentation, its goes through what is probably the world's longest ageing of a
red wine, almost 10 years between wood and bottle. The
different stages take place in different types of barrel: American
and French wood, new and used 225-litre barrels, 20,000-litre vats, each batch
is what determines the type of wood and the time spent in each container.
After the
stage in the wood, it is aged in the bottle to complete a long and complex
ageing process. It will
normally spend 6 years in wood and 4 in the bottle.
The
different elements in its preparation are fine-tuned in the search of the
master line that has guided the wine. Único remains true to a clear and well-defined style,
with an inimitable character and style; elegance, strength, ageing capacity...
A unique and timeless taste that has elevated it to among the aristocracy of
the great classic wines.
It offers
an infinite complexity that is gradually revealed, in every sip, the palate
immensely silky and elegant, and has an ageing capacity that only a handful of
wines in the world can claim.