Wine Spectator Score: 96

Robert Parker Score: 98

Tanzer Score: 95

Region: Ribera del Duero

Type: Still Wine

Color: Red

Varietal: Blends & Meritage

Vintage: 1994

Size: 1.5L

Available: 2

Brand: See more from Vega Sicilia Bodegas

Sku: 102119

Price: $1,424.99

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Wine Spectator Review:
Still dark in color, with alluring aromas of blackberry, mineral and cigar box, this red shows a firm, fresh, balanced palate, with black cherry, vanilla, mineral and floral flavors that mingle over firm, wellintegrated tannins and float onto a long finish. Its harmonious, lively and complex, not showy but with great beauty and character. Drink now through 2012.

Parker Review:
This bodega has produced many profound wines, but the 1994 Unico Reserva may be the greatest vintage released since their legendary 1970 and 1968. A truly prodigious effort, it boasts an opaque ruby/purple color as well as a gorgeously sweet, expansive bouquet of sweet cherries interwoven with black currant, truffle, licorice, and scorched earth aromas. Fullbodied, potent, powerful, and welldelineated with crisp acidity, sweet but noticeable tannin, a multidimensional, expansive, layered palate feel, and a pure yet refreshing finish, it should be a wine for the history books. Anticipated maturity now to 2035.

Tanzer Review:
Full rubyred. Knockout nose combines roasted blackberry, minerals, cedar, graphite and flowers reminded me of a very ripe vintage of Chateau Lafite. Creamy and sweet, but with penetrating, perfectly integrated acids and a structure of steel. Powerful yet wonderfully elegant wine, with flavors of crushed redcurrant, minerals, flowers, chocolate and truffle. Finishes with great length and grip. An outstanding vintage for Unico, with the sheer acid structure and flavor intensity to go on in bottle for at least another two decades.