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Vega Sicilia Único Reserva Especial

The 2021 Vega Sicilia Único Reserva Especial has earned its place in The World of Fine Wine’s handpicked collection of tasting notes, featuring insights from the world’s foremost wine authorities. Explore in-depth commentary from wine experts Andrew Jefford, Tim Atkin and Simon Field on Vega Sicilia Único Reserva Especial - an internationally acclaimed red from Rioja.
Vega Sicilia Único Reserva Especial
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Wine Name
Vega Sicilia Único Reserva Especial

Wine Producer
Urbina

Score
92

Wine Style
Red

Grape Type
Tempranillo

Country
Spain

Vintage
2006

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Tim Atkin | Urbina style? Complex, savory, and mature. Light, elegant, and refreshing with rose petal and wild-strawberry fruit, tobacco, and dried- herb flavors, ultra-balsamic, long, refined, and tapering. | 93

Simon Field | Rather a dignified auburn blood-brick hue; nose of autumnal leaves, pata negra, and membrillo; the palate is volatile, uniquely uplifting in more ways than one, however, with chestnuts, bitter chocolate, and sous-bois; deft acidity runs through the piece, rapier-like in its defense of the imputation of senescence. | 90

Andrew Jefford | Dark, deep black-red, no longer opaque and just beginning to brick toward the meniscus. Very savory, leathery, open, and tertiary now, with lots of mushroom warmth and forest underbrush. Even a touch of lemon peel and lavender—so much there. Super-evolved but highly enjoyable. On the palate, this is still a voluminous, dense, energetic, and expansive wine, with a wide range of allusions on offer. Rich, but fresh and vital, and even now no hurry to drink. | 93

Details

Wine expert Andrew Jefford
Tim Atkin
Simon Field
Tastings year 2021
Region Rioja
% Alcohol By Volume14
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