In Bond Fine Wine. 2004 Vega Sicilia Unico, Ribera del Duero, Castilla y Leon, Spain. Red spain - red in 6x75cl. Top critic score: 97/100 (NM). Drinking window: 2016–2029. Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
Luis Gutiérrez (LG) — 97/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 28/08/2014 · Drink 2016-2029
Moving on to the big guns, the 2004 Unico is truly spectacular, in line with the 1970 and 1994. It's a blend of 87% Tempranillo and 13% Cabernet Sauvignon. Unico has a unique long aging, in the case of the 2004, 15 months in 20,000-liter vats, 25 month in new barrels, 17 months in used barrels and a further 26 months in the big oak vats. It has complex notes of tobacco, cedar wood and blackberrie…
Josh Raynolds (JR) — 96/100 · Vinous, 01/09/2014
(roughly 85% tempranillo and 15% cabernet sauvignon; aged for a total of seven years in large oak vats, new small barrels, used small barrels and large oak vats to rest before bottling, in that order): Inky ruby: doesn't look like a ten-year old wine. A heady, intensely perfumed bouquet evokes ripe red and dark berries, vanilla, pipe tobacco, new leather and potpourri, with a subtle mineral flour…
Neal Martin (NM) — 97/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 01/08/2012
Pablo Alvarez described 2004 as a textbook vintage with perfect temperatures and rain just when it was needed. The 2004 has a haunting bouquet of dark brambly black fruit, cassis, honey, a tang of marmalade and bacon fat. It already boasts an intense, burly bouquet that will require years to soften. The palate is full-bodied with succulent, ripe, intense black cherries, white pepper, minerals and…