Vega Sicilia Único Reserva Especial (1991-1994-1998) is made from Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Malbec. It comes from the older vineyards of the property and from 63 casks specially selected from the years 1991-1994-1998.
Tasting notes: Bright ruby colour, with lively brim. On nose, noticeable toasted notes of oak wood, cherry, licorice and touches of hazelnut. On palate, dry tannins that are pleasantly embittered by the oak. Long, lasting taste.
What the critics say...
Robert Parker: 99 points(01/06/2011)
"It is a rich, spicy, and complex wine with impeccable balance and another 20 years of life. It simply does not get any better. When you consider that the Reserva Especial sells for less than half the price of a Bordeaux First Growth (and you don’t have to wait for 20 years for it to be approachable) it is one of the great bargains in world-class wine."
Peñin Guide: 97 points(01/01/2011)
"Bright cherry red colour. On nose, thin reduction, wax, tanned leather, spicy. On palate, spicy, classic aging, candied, complex, fine bitterness."
Pairing: Beef, Game Animals, Grilled Red Meats, Roasts, Stews.
In 1864, Eloy Lecanda founded the winery that symbolizes the golden legend of Spanish red wine. Throughout its long history, it has belonged to different owners, although it has always maintained an unquestionable personality, making concentrated, mature, generous and extremely elegant. The... current stage began in 1982, when El Enebro S.A., a company owned by the Álvarez Mezquíriz family, acquired the winery and the vineyards from the Venezuelan businessman Miguel Neumann. From that year onwards, the family, with David Álvarez and his sons and daughters Pablo, Jesús David, María José, Emilio, Juan Carlos, Elvira and Marta, have developed a policy of harmonization of present innovative techniques required by the wine sector with the traditional winemaking process. The vineyard area has been extended and the vineyards and vines, which were almost half a century old, have been replanted in rotation.
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