Vega-Sicilia - Unico Gran Reserva 1979

The domain

It was in 1864 that Eloy Lecanda founded the mythical Vega Sicilia Wineries which alone symbolizes the golden legend of Spanish red wine. Throughout its long history, the house has belonged to different owners, but its unmistakable personality and elegance has endured through the decades and centuries to forge one of Spain's most exclusive legendary wines: Unico. Bought in 1982 by the Alvarez Mezquiriz family, the estate has undergone a policy of harmonizing techniques based as much on innovative processes as on a traditional winemaking process. Since 1982, the vineyard has been extended and the vines over 100 years old have been gradually replanted.

Mainly spread over the territory of Valbuena de Duero in the province of Valladolid, the property of Bodegas Vega Sicilia extends over more than 1000 hectares, of which 210 hectares are dedicated, among other things, to the production of wines, including 40 for the famous Unico. Among the varieties planted, 80% of the vineyard is devoted to Tinto Fino, a native variety, and Trepanillo de la Ribera. The remaining 20% ​​is made up of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Malbec. Since 1991, Bodegas Vega Sicilia has expanded its influence and now owns other recognized estates in the Iberian Peninsula such as Alion, neighboring Vega Sicilia, which produces more “modern” wines and Pintia in the Toro region.

Bodegas Vega Sicilia continues to expand, since since 1993 it has owned and produced Tokaji on the Oremus estate in the Tokaj-Hegyalja region, located in northeastern Hungary.