2014 Vega Sicilia "Unico", Ribera del Duero, SpainABOUT THIS WINE Of the almost 1,000 hectares that make up the Vega Sicilia estate, 210 are allocated to the cultivation of vines, with nineteen different types of soil and fifty five plots with very specific features. In the extraordinary management of these soils, the influence of the course of the Douro River and the passage of time have been crucial. Forty of these hectares are used to produce Unico, grown on 35 year old vines, and then aged for a

The winemaking underwent vinification in stainless steel

as though to mark the interlude of a wine tasting session

Cavas are made utilizing the same methods used in Champagne and have remained Spain’s best-kept secret for quality and value in wine

Old vines do not over produce

and we encourage organic farming practices

one sees the purity of the vineyards

During this time she also worked with farm animals

All fruit is exclusively hand-harvested and carefully sorted

Lees stirring was then done twice weekly for six months

locally known as Prugnolo Gentile

making her one of only a handful of women to obtain this distinction

7ha parcel of mantonegro called Plà de Buc