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| Weight | 4 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 6 × 6 × 16 in |
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| Category | Fine & Rare, Retail |
| Best Score | 98 |
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1991 Vega Sicilia 750ml
Located in New York
$749.00
DC98
JS98
JG96+
WA96
JD95
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Reviews & Scores
The 1991 Único comes through as very classical in a Bordeaux sense (it contains 15% Cabernet Sauvignon); it's serious, austere, with contained ripeness, starting to show more tertiary notes and some development, really very good. It's a wine that could evolve in the style of the 1953, which is reminiscent of the 1985, but one gear below. The grapes were picked from the 30th of September in very warm weather, but the season saw enough rain. Very good. 2,222 magnums. Artwork from Francisco Iturrino. - WA
WA96January 2023
Wonderfully complete: spicy, balsamic red fruit aromas; an explosion in the mouth with the layers of tannin nicely meshed with the ripe fruit. Splendidly composed. At 30 years, just coming into itself nicely. This is a wine that reveals the longevity of the great Únicos. Warm spring with average to high rainfall. Harvest began 30 September in dry conditions with high temperatures. After fermentation it remained in large-capacity wooden vats for two years. American and French oak was used, although mainly American. Spent 16 months in new casks, two years in semi-new casks and three years in large-capacity wooden vats, then aged in bottle. (SE) - DC
DC98September 2022
This is silky and elegant, with refined layers of fresh oregano, blackcurrants, paprika, praline and tobacco. Medium-to full-bodied with creamy tannins. Long, supple and seductive. All about finesse and balance. 85% tempranillo and 15% cabernet sauvignon. - JS
JS98September 2022
The 1991 is one of the great, modern classic vintages of Único, and to my palate, this shares a level of potential up there with some of the greatest vintages of yesteryear at this great estate. Interestingly, this vintage of Único is composed entirely of tempranillo and cabernet sauvignon, like the 1990, with eighty-five percent of the first grape and fifteen percent of the second. It was aged first for its first two years in large vats, followed by a year in two-hundred and twenty-five liter, new barrels (almost exclusively American oak), and then spent years four, five in older barrels. It then was racked back into the two hundred and twenty hectoliter, old oak vats for another three years before it was bottled! The wine today is just edging into its plateau of maturity, where it will no doubt reside comfortably for at least the next fifty years, and offers up a superb aromatic constellation of red and black raspberries, a touch of blood orange, red plums, cloves, cigar wrapper, a lovely base of soil tones, a hint of bell pepper (as its cabernet component is starting to emerge), cedar and a smoky topnote. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and utterly complete, with a gorgeous core of fruit, blossoming soil signature, moderate tannins and great length and grip on the complex and tangy finish. I love the backend lift here and the near endless finish. It is still early days for the 1991 Único, but this is a great, great wine in the making. 96+ - JG
JG96+February 2020
A full-on hedonistic bomb of a wine, the 1991 Unico has just about everything you could want. Kirsch, mulled spices, blackberry liqueur, potpourri and loads of spice give way to a fully mature, full-bodied, elegant red that has good acidity and a seamless texture. It’s ripe, textured, and drinking beautifully today, but its purity of fruit and balance is going to keep it drinking nicely for at least another decade. - JD
JD95February 2018
