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Vega Sicilia Unico 1996

Vivino 4.8
Parker 98
Suckling 98
Wine Spectator 93
Vega Sicilia Unico 1996

Properties:

  • Type Red
  • Year 1996
  • Alcohol 14.5
  • Volume 0.75L
  • Style Dry
  • Country Spain
  • Winery VEGA SICILIA
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Vega Sicilia Unico 1996

This dry red wine from D.O. Ribera del Duero is a blend of Tempranillo and Cabernet Sauvignon crafted by the prestigious Vega Sicilia winery. It presents a complex aromatic profile with notes of ripe figs, cocoa, and toasted nuts, complemented by balanced acidity and ultra-fine tannins on the palate.

Key facts

  • Grape variety: Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon
  • D.O. / Region: D.O. Ribera del Duero
  • Winery: Vega Sicilia
  • Soil / Altitude: 19 soil types, Duero River influence
  • Ageing / Cellaring potential: Minimum 10 years in oak and bottle

The vineyard

The grapes originate from the Finca Vega Sicilia estate, where 210 hectares of vineyards are cultivated across diverse soils influenced by the Duero River. This geological variety across multiple plots contributes to the structural complexity of the fruit. Harvesting is carried out entirely by hand in small boxes to ensure the grapes arrive in perfect condition.

Ideal combination

Winemaking

The production process is defined by an exceptionally long ageing period, lasting a minimum of ten years between oak barrels and bottle. This meticulous maturation allows the wine to develop remarkable stability and a polished texture before its release.

Why buy it

This cellar-worthy red represents one of the most respected names in Spanish winemaking and is an essential addition for collectors. Its extraordinary longevity guarantees magnificent evolution in the bottle over the coming decades. If you wish to enhance your cellar with a historic vintage, you can buy Vega Sicilia Unico 1996 online directly from our shop.

Vivino 4.8
03 July 2026
Anton Friman
Amazing, like a slightly faded bouquet of flowers, a compote of ripe fruit, fig, raisin, balance
Vivino 5
22 June 2023
Rafael Zaragoza
Best yet, lots smoother than 2009 vintage. Deep purple, blend of Tempranillo 94% and CS 4%. Oaky notes (Tobacco and vanilla ). Black fruits (plum, blackberries and blueberries). Evolving into earthy notes (leather, smoke and hazelnut). Very smooth, silky and complex on palate. Med + body, bold with high but well balanced tannins and acidity with extended aftertaste. Great lamb and aged beef.
Vivino 5
08 April 2023
LesRobes DeSafran
A monument. Restaurant Chat Botté at Geneva. It’s the perfection — despite perfection doesn’t exist. Velvety, a Don Juan at your table with its notes of all! From leather to roasted coffee beans, to Modena vinegar, and black juicy cherries. Quintessential!
Vivino 5
30 March 2023
Suresh Rajagopalan
Awesome words not enough to explain the virtues.perfe try balance nose to palate the warm elixir feeling superb
Vivino 4.9
28 November 2022
Robbie Priddle
Brigs Iberian Unicorns - 15 of 25 - Unicos Flight Three 90's vintages of Unico were the centrepiece of the lunch. First time tasting Vegas Sicilia's finest. Huge weight of expectation that was convincingly met. Pristine and peerless Tempranillo w decades ahead of them. Comparatively speaking, 96 was nearest peak. Best drinking today. A touch less power, but there was an elegance, resolve + wisdom about it. Some of the smoky oak had fallen away leaving dried earth + slightly burnt cherry bakewell tart.
Vivino 4.9
23 November 2022
(DipWSET) Boat T. Wong.
Pronounced aromas of dried red cherry, strawberry, blackberry, cassis, leather, smoke, charred wood, vanilla and spices. Dry, full-bodied, medium acidity, fine tannin, long finish. Outstanding
Vivino 4.9
06 November 2022
Ange Luce
Blind tasted. Subtle aromas of red fruit strawberry perfume blackberry. Still fresh. Very well balanced/ structured. Close to perfection.
Vivino 4.6
27 October 2022
DF
The most elegant and lightest of a Unico vertical last Friday, this '96 has remarkable purity, combining smoky spicy dark fruit with freshness and acidity. A lovely wine, yet next to the '95 and '98 this seemed to me to be the least expressive of the 3. Opinions varied among the group, perhaps illustrating the downside of opening too many great bottles together when any one of these 90s Unicos might have made a weekend. Conscious of a coconut note revisiting the Unicos after the Bordeaux flight.
Vivino 4.9
24 October 2022
Richie G
Vertical 3 vintages of Unico organised by @Robbie Priddle and originally intended as the centrepiece of our Iberian Day (which escalated quickly). On reflection I couldn’t separate them so identical notes. All wines in pristine condition. The definition and complexity is jaw-dropping. Remarkable how sweet, fresh, bright and red the fruit is. Perfumed warm blueberries. Polished leather and wood. Beautiful sweet spices. 5hr decant and continued to evolve in glass. Remarkable wines.
Vivino 5
22 October 2022
Cristobal Daly
The second Único of the flight and the best. This is wine heaven, simply out, a magical wine. I actually didn’t take notes and just put “F#%$ 5.0” and enjoyed the moment. Such class and elegance in a wine that gives a little bit of everything without any effort. So grateful to the opportunity 🙌🏼
Vivino 5
15 October 2022
Wine Aficionado
Opaque garnet w/ brick edges. Sweet, dark, stemmy blackcurrant fruit; leather, salt, ash, dark dried prunes and tobacco. M(+) abv, tannin and body; m. acidity. Pronounced sweet black and red cherries; sweet spices and heavenly oak. Pure elegance! A magical wine.
Vivino 5
14 October 2022
Riaan
#Brigadiers lunch with visitor @Cristobal Daly. My favourite of the Unico lineup, but a close run affair with the 1995. Ethereal. Enough said.
Vivino 4.8
27 April 2022
Mads Brønden Wijngaard
Superb after 25 years in the bottle. Light bodied with well balanced tannins. Elegant and and powerful. Some red fruit and a hint of oak and tobacco.
Vivino 5
24 November 2021
Andy B
Outstanding. Tobacco and deep dark fruits. Lots of leather. Huge long finish. Delicious
Vivino 5
15 April 2021
Valentina Rousounelou
Stunning Spanish Red Wine!!!
Vivino 5
08 April 2020
Jayden
Mind blowing experience. There are so many layers similar with those of old top grand cru Bordeaux and even those of Bourgogne, such as sour cherry. Dominant noses were silky chocolate and high-end cognac. It also has incredible long finish. - 99
Vivino 5
08 April 2020
영진 박
Taste that awakens the soul. oak vanilla tobacco cherry leather vanilla vanilla vanilla
Vivino 5
01 March 2020
Carlos Lopez Jall
Pure and refined bouquet of raspberry, strawberry, candied plum, tobacco, dried rose and cedar. Impressive delineation and linearity. Elegant and silky tannins. Long and seductive finish. Impressive effort.
Vivino 5
14 December 2019
Liz Kon
Dude...this is EVERYTHING.
Vivino 5
24 October 2019
LoDogg
WOTN. Tasting all of the Vegas we would use for Vega Paella, I declared that this would be the Wine Of The Night, and I stand by that. The wine had an unusually long finish (which I look for in a wine), but this was more like a Margaux than a Tempranillo. It had a delicate yet firm grasp on everything a wine should be. Rich cola flavors, aided by that firm Tempranillo grasp.

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