A short harvest after a dry spring and a hot summer. Concentrated, fleshy wines of great depth.
Único 2012 — A short harvest after a dry spring and a hot summer. Concentrated, fleshy wines of great depth.
A dry, hot summer: a ripe, opulent Único of sun-drenched fruit. Dense garnet with a rim beginning to turn. On the nose black plum and stewed blackberry lead, with fig, cocoa, sweet spices and a background of Mediterranean scrub. The palate is glyceric and enveloping, warm and generous in texture, with ripe, fleshy tannins and a finish more lush than taut. Hedonistic and approachable already, though in no hurry; the sensual side of Vega Sicilia.
More than ten years from harvest to release: six in oak barrels (new and used) and three to four in bottle.
Tinto Fino (Tempranillo) around 95% and Cabernet Sauvignon.
Noble red meats (aged beef, oxtail, big game), black truffle, squab and great aged cheeses.
16–18 °C. Long decanting —at least two hours— for wines with medium ageing; double decanting recommended for older vintages.
Valbuena 5º · Reserva Especial · Alión · Pintia · Macán · Macán Clásico