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Reserva Especial is the most exclusive wine Vega Sicilia makes. It does not come from a single vintage, but is the result of a careful blend of the best wines from the best vintages, an art mastered only by Vega Sicilia's master cellarmen.
The 2025 edition combines the 2011, 2012 and 2013 vintages, three exceptional years in Ribera del Duero. This blend allows the winemakers to achieve a complexity and balance impossible with a single harvest. It is a wine made in very small volumes that represents the ultimate expression of the house style: aristocratic elegance, abysmal depth and a longevity that defies generations.
Deep garnet of great intensity. The nose is extraordinarily complex: candied black fruit, black truffle, incense, pipe tobacco, cocoa and a unique mineral background. On the palate it is complete, enveloping and majestic. The tannic structure is monumental but completely tamed. The finish lasts for minutes.
A wine of this category deserves to take centre stage. If paired: black truffle, foie gras, Kobe beef or simply on its own, in meditation.
17–18 °C · Uncork 3–4 hours ahead. Decanting essential.
Ageing potential: 30–50 years from the most recent vintage in the blend.
Reserva Especial does not come from a single vintage. It is a blend of the best wines from the best vintages, made only in exceptional years. The 2025 edition combines the 2011, 2012 and 2013 vintages.
The price of Reserva Especial VTA25 is €530.00 including VAT at Vinos Master, official distributors. Free delivery to mainland Spain on orders over €250.
Reserva Especial has an ageing potential of 30–50 years from the most recent vintage in the blend. Decanting is essential; serve at 17–18 °C.
Bodegas Vega Sicilia, founded in 1864. Valbuena de Duero, Valladolid.
D.O. Ribera del Duero
Tempranillo (main), Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
14.5% vol.
A blend of the finest vintages. Long ageing in French and American oak barrels. Each edition is unrepeatable.
It carries no vintage on the label. It is a blend of the best harvests selected by the winery team. Very limited production.
Lying horizontally, at 12–16 °C, with relative humidity of 60–70%. Protect from direct light.
Until 2060 and beyond. Designed for eternity.
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