Vega Sicilia Único Reserva Especial 2020 is the result of assembling 59 barrels from the 2008, 2009 and 2010 vintages, and letting them age for a while so that the 'coupage' becomes a true masterpiece. Robert Parker 98 Points Tim Atkin 99 Points The wine with the most history and most representative of the most important Spanish winery of all time, Vega Sicilia, also stands out as the most complex. Vega Sicilia Único Reserva Especial comes to the market without a vintage because it is nourished by the finest of the different vintages of Vega Sicilia Único. This Vega Sicilia Único Reserva Especial 2020 combines the best virtues of the 2008, 2009 and 2010 vintages. The 'coupage' is dominated by Tempranillo (94%) and complemented with 6% Cabernet Sauvignon. It was made with vines of an average age of 35 years, selected from the winery's 210 hectares of vineyards, at an altitude of 700 m and harvested by hand. The production of this exceptional Ribera del Duero is due to a winegrowing philosophy in danger of extinction that begins with the production of the Vega Sicilia Único from a single vintage. At the moment the winemaker decides to assemble the Único barrels, they separate the best ones that either continue aging the wine they store, or move into wooden vats. That wine will be stored until the moment it is time to participate in the Special Reserve. The most common thing is that the technical director of the winery carries out a prior blend of two vintages and, at the appropriate time, completes the final blend with the third of the vintages. Subsequently, the blend ages for a while in wooden vats before resting in the bottle for a minimum period of four more years. An absolute synergy between the nobility of the oak, the breed of the grape and the calmness in the bottle. Vega Sicilia Único Reserva Especial 2020 has a circulation of 17,071 bottles.