Vega Sicilia Unico Gran Reserva 2011 750ml

2009 is an utterly magical Único. The nose is so complex; it is beautiful, scented, lifted, elegant… There is (again) such a lightness of touch in this wine. The gorgeous fruit is ethereal, fragrant with redcurrant freshness allied with dark cherries and violets. The palate is so poised; it is lighter than you would expect but lacking in none of the intensity you would expect of this wine. Gonzalo Iturriaga talks about the terroir dominance in Vega Sicilia wines and in nowhere have I found this more true to date than in this. Quite honestly, there is a touch of Burgundy about it. It has such incredible finesse yet is all supported by the super-sweet hint of Christmas berries yet with an intensely mineral, savoury character running through its core. The finish is endless, it goes on and on in waves and just never seems to end.