Country: Spain Region: Ribera del Duero  Varietal: Tempranillo Vintage: 2015 Colour: Red Style: Dry Producer: Vega Sicilia  Description: Few wines have a history as distinguished as that of Vega Sicilia. Founded in the 1860’s, its reputation on its flagship vintage has for more than 100 years produced two great wines, each appropriately named "Único." Único Reserva Especial was (and continues to be) a blend of vintages, with each new release created from a different assemblage of wines. In a sense, it is much more "classic" than the vintage Único, mirroring how things were done throughout Spain before French winemaking consultants introduced the idea of single vintage wines in the mid- to late-1800s. Today, the market for Vega Sicilia is one of scarcity and increasing demand. Vega Sicilia’s growing fame and desirability is testament not only to the estate’s enduring legacy but to the world’s craving for wines of history and noble bearing. Tasting Note:  The colour is a deep ruby red with hints of Auburn. On the nose, hints of smoke, violets, leather, incense, black cherry and blackberry. In the mouth is a complex wine with flavours of red fruits like cherry and wild blackberry.  James Suckling 98 Pts"A layered and dense red with blackberries and sweet tobacco. Full body, wonderful fruit with chocolate, walnut, light vanilla and dried berry. This is a wine that opens on the palate and delivers amazing depth and richness yet changes all the time." Wine Spectator 95 Pts"This red is medium-bodied but dense, offering old-school elegance, with cherry, tobacco, tea and baking spice flavours that show notes of underbrush and loamy earth. Balanced, with firm tannins and orange peel acidity. Drink now through 2026."