1991 Ribera del Duero, Unico Reserva, Bodegas Vega-Sicilia (750ml) (Pre-Arrival)

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Pre-Arrival for June, 2010 Vintage: 1991 Format: 750ml Wine Name: Ribera del Duero Vineyard: Designation: Unico Reserva Appellation: Ribera del Duero Producer: Bodegas Vega-Sicilia Varietal: Tempranillo Blend Type: Red Country: Spain Region: Castilla y Leon Sub-Region: Alcohol: Tasting note: This plump red defies a poor vintage to offer black cherry, cedar and tobacco notes on a generous frame, with firm but not drying tannins and a spicy finish. It shows the flavors of maturity, but is a long way from decline. (91pts. TM, Wine Spectator) Tasted: Nov. 30, 2004 Score: 91 Drink: N/A Tasting note: Dark red. Highly complex nose melds plum, cherry, roasted meat, iron, truffle, mocha and underbrush. Broad, sweet and concentrated, but not at all an exotic or supersweet vintage for Vega Sicilia. In fact, this smooth midweight has some rather intriguing, cool notes of minerals and botanical herbs. Finishes with fine, dusty tannins and excellent length. A much more polite style of wine than the chewy, powerful and considerably more explosive '89. (91+?pts. Stephen Tanzer) Tasted: Oct. 2004 Score: 91+? Drink: N/A Tasting note: The current release of Vega Sicilia’s flagship offering, the 1991 Unico Reserva, will have to satisfy lovers of this great Spanish red until the 1994 is released in 2005. The 1991 is a gorgeous, deep ruby/purple-colored, remarkably youthful effort offering sweet vanilla notes intertwined with black currants, cherry liqueur, flowers, spice box, and tobacco leaves. (95pts. Robert Parker) Tasted: Apr. 2004 Score: 95 Drink: 2007-29