Unico 1966 Vega Sicilia

Wine description

"Unico" 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. 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.

Vinification

Fermentation is made using native yeast in wooden tanks. Malolactic fermentation takes place in wood.

Ageing

Almost 10 years between wood and bottle, normally it spends 6 years in wood and three in the 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.