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VEGA SICILIA
Without any doubt, Vega Sicilia is and has for long been, the most renowned winery in Spain. It can be considered to be the Lafite of the Iberian peninsular, a claim not so far fetched, in that the principal grape varieties grown and used are the classic Bordeaux cépages, a precedent created long before they became imported, planted and fashionable in the "New World" vineyards.
The winery itself dates back to 1864 and parts have been very carefully and most tastefully restored. The traditions of wine making at Vega Sicilisa have scarcely altered with time. The top "Unico" wine spends an average of ten years in barriques, depending on the vintage. These small barrels are topped up once a week and racked every six months. The Valbueno wines, made from younger vines, spend three to five years in new casks.
--Michael Broadbent
Vega Sicilia--Vintage 1953
Ribera del Duero
Levels: two bottom neck and one top shoulder
"Amazingly powerful and impressive in 1979; a decade later, it had an extraordinary bouquet which evolved richly in the glass, with fig-like fruit on the palate. More recently: 'idiosyncratic, sweet, a touch of oxidation, certainly original. Last tasted September 1994. At best ****." MB, Vintage Wine
3 bottles per lot
Without any doubt, Vega Sicilia is and has for long been, the most renowned winery in Spain. It can be considered to be the Lafite of the Iberian peninsular, a claim not so far fetched, in that the principal grape varieties grown and used are the classic Bordeaux cépages, a precedent created long before they became imported, planted and fashionable in the "New World" vineyards.
The winery itself dates back to 1864 and parts have been very carefully and most tastefully restored. The traditions of wine making at Vega Sicilisa have scarcely altered with time. The top "Unico" wine spends an average of ten years in barriques, depending on the vintage. These small barrels are topped up once a week and racked every six months. The Valbueno wines, made from younger vines, spend three to five years in new casks.
--Michael Broadbent
Vega Sicilia--Vintage 1953
Ribera del Duero
Levels: two bottom neck and one top shoulder
"Amazingly powerful and impressive in 1979; a decade later, it had an extraordinary bouquet which evolved richly in the glass, with fig-like fruit on the palate. More recently: 'idiosyncratic, sweet, a touch of oxidation, certainly original. Last tasted September 1994. At best ****." MB, Vintage Wine
3 bottles per lot