Bodegas y Viñedos Vega Sicilia

Unico Ribera del Duero Tempranillo Blend

9.68 ratings
9.84 pro ratings
Ribera del Duero, Castilla y León, Spain
Tempranillo Blend
Duck, Pasta, Beans & Peas, Goose, Chili & Hot Spicy, Exotic Spices, Game, Baking Spices, Herbs, Mushrooms, Hard Cheese, Turkey, Pork, Salami & Prosciutto, Tomato-Based, Venison, Pungent Cheese, Soft Cheese, Onion, Chicken, Veal, Paella
Top Notes For
Mike Saviage

Tasted blind. Dark reddish tawny. Mostly translucent. Amazing nose. Powerful. A spectrum of notes including red fruit, cola, pencil lead, black truffles, coffee, blood sausage and some dry dark soil. Animalistic. Massive fruit and structure with a long finish. Someone says "honey ham" as a note in the nose and we all agree (first ever note involving the word "ham"). This was a wine where everyone's score or appreciation greatly improved over the evening. A best ever Unico for me. (M's 60th bday 4th of 14)

Tasted blind. Dark reddish tawny. Mostly translucent. Amazing nose. Powerful. A spectrum of notes including red fruit, cola, pencil lead, black truffles, coffee, blood sausage and some dry dark soil. Animalistic. Massive fruit and structure with a long finish. Someone says "honey ham" as a note in the nose and we all agree (first ever note involving the word "ham"). This was a wine where everyone's score or appreciation greatly improved over the evening. A best ever Unico for me. (M's 60th bday 4th of 14)

May 23rd, 2021
Conrad Green

Rich and aromatic. Violets, caramel, intense blackcurrant and insense. Really deep fruit, leather, iron, garrigue. What a bottle!

Rich and aromatic. Violets, caramel, intense blackcurrant and insense. Really deep fruit, leather, iron, garrigue. What a bottle!

Oct 18th, 2020
Desmond Echavarrie

Master Sommelier, Senior Wine Advisor Soutirage

9.9

One of the most complex bottles of Unico I've ever tasted. Incredible layers of tobacco, tea, jamon, smoke - etc. truly amazing wine!

One of the most complex bottles of Unico I've ever tasted. Incredible layers of tobacco, tea, jamon, smoke - etc. truly amazing wine!

1 person found it helpfulJan 27th, 2016
Conrad Green

A slightly odd roasted toffee/ off note. Very deep and intense. A soured tart note, deep blue berries. Very powerful considering the age. Very good, but I'll leave in glass and maybe it'll punch through.... after about an hour in glass the odd note at the front softened a lot but didn't quite disappear. A lovely intense and structured wine

A slightly odd roasted toffee/ off note. Very deep and intense. A soured tart note, deep blue berries. Very powerful considering the age. Very good, but I'll leave in glass and maybe it'll punch through.... after about an hour in glass the odd note at the front softened a lot but didn't quite disappear. A lovely intense and structured wine

Oct 5th, 2016
Paul Woolls

September 12, 2015

September 12, 2015

Jan 14th, 2016
Ryan Arnold

Ryan had this 11 years ago

Ryan had this 11 years ago

Apr 4th, 2014
Victor Mauad

Victor had this 4 years ago

Victor had this 4 years ago

Nov 26th, 2020
Ara Aslanian

Ara had this 8 years ago

Ara had this 8 years ago

Oct 5th, 2016
Pierantonio Micciarelli

Pierantonio had this 11 years ago

Pierantonio had this 11 years ago

May 7th, 2014