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Vega Sicilia Unico

About this product

Vega Sicilia Unico is Spain's most prestigious red wine — a Tempranillo-based blend aged a minimum 10 years before release. The wine is known for extraordinary structure and longevity — great vintages age 40-50 years. It is released in non-consecutive years depending on quality; each release carries a vintage year and a release year. The style blends Tempranillo's cherry-tobacco character with Cabernet Sauvignon's structure and aging potential.

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appearancedeep garnet-ruby

noseblack cherry, cedar, tobacco, vanilla-oak, leather, dried flower

palatefull body, polished tannin, exceptional length, 40+ second finish

signatureSpanish power with French-inspired structure — unique national treasure

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agingalready released at 10 years; peaks 20-40 years from vintage

decanting2-3 hours

temperature17-18C

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Tasting profile

black cherry, cedar, tobacco, vanilla-oak, leather, dried flower

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Pairings

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Wagyu premium protein

Cochinillo (suckling pig) roasted in a wood-fired oven until the skin crackles like glass is Segovia's most famous dish. Vega Sicilia Unico's extraordinary structure and length matches the richness of roasted pork while the tobacco-cedar cedar notes echo the wood smoke.

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Meat poultry

Lechazo and Vega Sicilia Unico is one of Spain's sacred food-wine pairings: the suckling lamb's extraordinary tenderness and the 10-year-aged wine's complexity are proportioned as equals

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Charcuterie cheese

Jamón Ibérico de bellota and Vega Sicilia Unico is the apex of Spanish food-wine culture: both require years of development, both express the Castilian landscape's extremes

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Charcuterie cheese

Manchego and membrillo is Spain's canonical cheese board combination; at Unico's level of complexity, the quince paste bridges the wine's dried cherry character while the cheese's sheep richness softens the tannins

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celebration

Vega Sicilia Unico belongs with Aranda's lechazo; both are Ribera del Duero's defining expressions of centuries of tradition

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beef

Vega Sicilia Unico is Spain's greatest wine; Ribera's milk-fed lechazo is its ordained partner at the Castilian table

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food

Unico and Castellano suckling pig are Castile's greatest table institutions; both require patience and craft

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Vega Sicilia Unico demands celebration food of equivalent stature; whole roasted lamb shoulder's herb-garlic complexity is proportioned for the wine's extraordinary depth

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