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Vega Sicilia

Name: Domaine VEGA SICILIA UNICO 2005
Brand: Vitis Epicuria
Price: 408.5 EUR
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.8 (113 reviews)

We no longer present the Bodega Vega Sicilia which is an integral part of the Spanish cultural heritage, in the same way as the Romanée Conti, Yquem or the Château Margaux in France. Created 150 years ago, the bodega has its own cooperage and produces barrels from staves coming from Tronçais of course, and dried in the open air for three years. The estate produces two other wines, the Valbuena which comes from younger vineyards, with a barrel aging of 5 years and the Unico Special Reserva which is a blended wine of several vintages. Tasting the wines of Vega Sicilia cannot leave you indifferent. This experience is to be desired by any wine lover wishing to know what "great wine" precisely means.

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Domaine VEGA SICILIA UNICO 2005

Appellation : RIBERA DEL DUERO (CASTILLE LEON)

Millésime : 2005

Color : Red

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Vega Sicilia, founded in 1864 in Ribera del Duero, embodies the legend of Spanish red wine. Owned by the Álvarez family since 1982, this mythical estate with 210 hectares of vineyards crafts exceptional wines from Tempranillo (Tinto Fino) and Bordeaux varieties, including the legendary Unico, aged for ten years before release. Under the technical direction of Gonzalo Iturriaga, Vega Sicilia remains the ultimate benchmark for Spain's finest wines, regularly compared to Bordeaux's First Growths.

L'histoire du domaine

The history of Vega Sicilia begins in 1864, when Don Eloy Lecanda y Chaves, trained in Bordeaux, acquired a vast estate on the banks of the Duero River in Castile and planted Bordeaux varieties — Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Malbec — alongside local Tempranillo in a visionary and bold move for the time. The property then passed into the hands of the Herrero family in 1904, who entrusted winemaking to Domingo Garramiola Txomin: it was he who first applied Bordeaux ageing techniques, giving birth in 1915 to the first vintage of the legendary Unico. For decades, the wine remained confidential, reserved for a wealthy elite, circulating among the Spanish aristocracy and certain privileged circles. In 1982 — the year Ribera del Duero was granted Denominación de Origen status — the Álvarez family purchased the estate and initiated gradual modernisation while preserving the identity and centuries-old traditions that make Vega Sicilia legendary. Since then, under Pablo Álvarez's leadership, the group has expanded with the acquisition of Alión (1991), Pintia (Toro), Oremus (Tokaj, Hungary), and a partnership with Benjamin de Rothschild in Rioja.

Le terroir

Vega Sicilia estate spans nearly 1,000 hectares in Valbuena de Duero, in the province of Valladolid, of which 210 hectares are planted with vines and 500 with pine forests. Situated between 700 and 900 metres altitude on the banks of the Duero River, the vineyard benefits from an extreme continental climate, characterised by low rainfall (less than 500 mm per year), generous sunshine (2,200 hours per year), and strong thermal contrasts between day and night. The Duero River brings morning mists and freshness, preserving the acidity of the grapes. The soils, of great diversity, are composed of colluvial deposits, limestone, clay, and quartz gravel, creating ideal conditions for slow, concentrated ripening. The vineyard, organised into 52 separately vinified parcels, is planted with 80% Tinto Fino (Tempranillo) and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Malbec. Some vines are over a century old, and yields, deliberately kept very low, rarely exceed one ton per hectare for Unico cuvées. The Álvarez family banned herbicides and chemical fertilisers in 1985.

Les vins

The Vega Sicilia range is built on three emblematic cuvées that illustrate the estate's philosophy: patience, rigour, and the pursuit of perfection. Valbuena 5°, composed mainly of Tinto Fino with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, is aged for five years between wood and bottle before release, offering accessible elegance and remarkable textural finesse. Unico, the estate's flagship wine, is born from the oldest parcels and noblest terroirs: a blend of 80% Tempranillo and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, it is aged for approximately ten years — sometimes fifteen in exceptional vintages — in a succession of new barrels, large vats, and tanks, then refined at length in bottle before release. This legendary wine, dense, complex, and with prodigious ageing potential, ranks among the world's greatest reds. Finally, Unico Reserva Especial, a multi-vintage blend of the finest lots, perpetuates an ancestral Spanish tradition and is only available under strict allocation. The Vega Sicilia style combines power, silky tannic structure, aromatic complexity, and freshness, with an unmistakable signature.

Le vigneron

Since 2015, Gonzalo Iturriaga de Juan has held the position of technical director of Tempos Vega Sicilia, succeeding Xavier Ausás after 24 harvests at the estate. Trained at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid in agricultural engineering and then at E.N.S.A. in Montpellier in oenology, Gonzalo began his career at a family estate in Ribera del Duero, then served as technical director at Bodegas Habla in Extremadura, before joining Lamothe-Abiet as export director for the Iberian Peninsula. Passionate and perfectionist, he embodies a generation of Spanish winemakers trained in the French school but deeply rooted in the identity of their terroir. Under his direction, Vega Sicilia continues its path of excellence, refining the understanding of each parcel and seeking to express ever more precisely the singularity of the Duero terroirs. He also oversees all estates of the Tempos Vega Sicilia group — from Ribera del Duero to Tokaj in Hungary — with a common philosophy: balance between structure and elegance, between power and drinkability. Pablo Álvarez, who has led the group since 1990, remains the visionary figure guiding the estate's expansion and modernisation.

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