Vega Sicilia Unico

Vega Sicilia Unico
ARTIKELNUMMER:
00353108
NAME:
Vega Sicilia Unico 2008
LAND:
Spanien
ANBAUGEBIET:
DO Ribera del Duero
JAHR:
2008
ERZEUGER:
Vega Sicilia
REBSORTEN:
95% Tinto Fino, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon
FARBE:
rot
BESCHREIBUNG:
Wine Advocate Luis Gutierrez im Oktober 2015: ''2008 was a challenging vintage in Ribera del
Duero, a vintage marked by a severe frost on September 24th. The vineyards of Vega Sicilia were
saved by some anti-frost burners that really made the difference. Even though, there are only some
70,000 bottles of 2008 Único, a wine that will be released around March 2016 after the 2007, and
before they sell 2005 and 2006. It's a fresher, more mineral version of Vega, and very much Vega in
character. It has a certain aroma that I cannot define that I also found in the 2011 Valbuena. The
palate is surprisingly polished; the wine is quite accessible from now on, with fine tannins and a
subtle thread of acidity going through the core. This is a lighter version of Único, but one style I like
very much; it's a wine that should drink well throughout its life. A triumph for the vintage conditions.
A couple of weeks before my appointment at Vega Sicilia, the big news broke: Javier Ausás, long
time technical director at the Vega Sicilia group (recently renamed Tempos Vega Sicilia, a name that
is a little pompous if you ask me), was leaving. A few days before I went, his replacement was
named: Gonzalo Iturriaga. Who? That's exactly what everyone thought too! Iturriaga is an
agricultural engineer with some experience in Ribera, one year in the early days of Alonso del Yerro,
and then five years in Extremadura in charge of the wines of Habla, an ambitious project in a
southwestern zone of Spain off the beaten track that didn't really take off. He spent his last five years
selling yeasts and other oenological products for the French company Lamothe-Abiet, a CV that a
priori looks a little poor for someone who is taking over the most prestigious winery from Spain. But
let's give him time -- it will take a few years until we see any of his wines in the market -- and hope
for the best. Other than that, they are releasing Único 2007 and 2008 before they sell 2005 and
2006, as the former are lighter vintages, and the latter are more powerful and require/benefit from
some time in bottle. After tasting the wines, I followed the opened bottles and was a little worried to
see that the wines showed plenty of oxidative aromas the day after, not what I expect for wines
designed for a long and slow development in bottle.''
SERVIERVORSCHLAG:
edel zu Wild, Wildgeflügel, Kleinwild mit Beerenkompott, geschmortem Rinderbraten mit Waldpilzen
oder zu zartem Lammfleisch (Braten, Ragout)
ANALYSEWERTE:
Alkoholgehalt: 14.00 %
VORHER öFFNEN
einige Stunden vorher Öffnen
LAGERBAR BIS (MIND.):
mind. 30 Jahre
IN HOLZKISTE
in 3er Holzkiste
AUSZEICHNUNG:
Wine Spectator: 94 Punkte JG 2008 - Juli 2016
Wine Advocate: 96 Punkte JG 2008 - Okt. 2015
WEINNOTIZ:
Unico, der Einzige, ist nicht nur einer der größten Klassiker unter den spanischen Weinen, er zählt
zu den größten Rotweinen der Welt. Unico ist das 'absolut andere' Genusserlebnis. Subtil, fein und
vielschichtig enthüllt er nach und nach die delikaten würzigen und balsamischen Nuancen seiner
langen Reife in unterschiedlichsten Gebinden (großes Holz, neues, gebrauchtes Barrique,
Flasche...). Die Frucht liefern die Trauben, Tinto Fino (Tempranillo) von alten Reben, der traditionell
mit einem kleinen Anteil Cabernet Sauvignon ergänzt wird.
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FLASCHENGRöSSE:
3 / 0,75l
ALLERGENE:
Sulfite
INVERKEHRBRINGER:
Bodegas Vega Sicilia
47359 Valbuena de Duero
Spanien
EAN-CODE:
8436014243652
EAN-CODE KARTON:
8436014243676
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