{"product_id":"vega-sicilia-unico-ribera-del-duero-2014","title":"Vega Sicilia Único Ribera del Duero 2014","description":"\u003cp\u003eSome wines you simply defer to, and Vega Sicilia Único is at the top of that list. No other red from Spain commands the same reverence at auction or the same respect in a great restaurant cellar, earning a place alongside Pétrus, DRC, and Screaming Eagle. Each vintage is released only after roughly a decade of patient barrel and bottle aging, and the 2014 has earned some of the highest praise of any recent release. Master of Wine Tim Atkin awarded it 99 points, while James Suckling and the Wine Advocate both gave 98s, the latter calling it one of the finest vintages of recent times. We have just ten bottles, priced more than $120 below retail. This is not a wine we come by often at any price, let alone this one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2014 was a good year in Ribera del Duero – ample rain and a generous crop, less powerful than 2012 or 2015, but marked by elegance, with lower alcohol, and beautifully integrated oak. The blend is 94% Tinto Fino and 6% Cabernet Sauvignon, sourced from 40 hectares of the estate's 210, and aged 10 years between oak and bottle. The room fills with rich aromas of black cherry, bramble, and tobacco, framed by cedar, graphite, and a touch of earthiness. On the palate it's dry and plush, with a chalky texture and supple, fine-grained tannins – classical, fine-boned, and elegant, yet with real underlying power, in the style of the Únicos of an earlier era. Drinking well now with air, and made to last for decades to come! Don’t miss the chance to own Spain’s most iconic red at an otherworldly price.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"First Bottle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53251949658409,"sku":"1014863","price":399.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/2706\/8457\/files\/VegaSiciliaUnicoRiberadelDuero2014_1014863_FB_Rack.jpg?v=1786493848","url":"https:\/\/firstbottlewines.com\/products\/vega-sicilia-unico-ribera-del-duero-2014","provider":"First Bottle Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}