Vega Sicilia 'Unico' 1996 (6 BT)

Vega Sicilia 'Unico' 1996

Ribera del Duero, DO

Good levels, excellent appearance; Bons niveaux, excellente apparence

90% Tinto Fino, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon and a dream vintage. In 2018, the bouquet is both stunning and immediate, complex and with that intriguing note of aniseed. Still so young on the palate, with dramatic impact and rich glycerol, balsamic notes and black liquorice. There is a touch of vanilla on the finish, which is so mouth-filling and flavourful that it is extremely unwilling to leave you - for which we are eternally grateful. In 2021, multi-dimensional and in perfect harmony, both with itself and with the world in general. Serena Sutcliffe, MW

WA 96

6 bts (owc)

A wonderful spectrum of Claret, spanning nearly 20 years from the late 1990s, at a wide range of price points, featuring First Growths as well as Ausone, Cheval Blanc and not forgetting cases of Petrus 2015 and 2016, the property of a very serious collects or

LYING AT HILLEBRAND BEAUNE, Offered Duty Paid