98pts Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

The NV Único Reserva Especial 2024 Release was produced with a blend of wines from 2010, 2011 and 2012, not that far from the previous release, which was from 2009, 2011 and 2012, as they are slowly trying to increase the average age of the wine. As I've seen in the last few years, they look for a house style from yesteryear, combining more developed characteristics with elegance and freshness. This blend of Tinto Fino with some Cabernet Sauvignon is also lower in alcohol, 14%, with a pH of 3.85 and 5.1 grams of acidity. The color denotes some evolution with a faint orange around the rim. The nose is complex and elegant, a more developed version of the 2014 Único that I tasted next to it, with truffle, forest floor, ripe black fruit, sweet spices, leather and meat. The palate feels quite polished, with a superb texture, sleek and elegant, with very fine tannins, subtle bitterness and a long and lingering taste. This is a superb blending exercise. 18,288 bottles and 272 magnums produced. It was bottled in June 2020.

Winemaker Notes

This is the non-vintage Vega Sicilia, a tribute to tradition.

A true testimony to the history of Spanish wine, Unico Reserva Especial perfectly combines the qualities of the different Unico vintages. Only the best Unico vintages are selected to make this iconic and exceptionally complex wine, which blends years, virtues, experiences and emotions to create the essence of a unique and inimitable style, the Vega Sicilia style.

Unico Reserva Especial 2024 is a blend of the 2010, 2011 and 2012 vintages