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Tue, Sep 17, 2024 10:00AM EDT - Tue, Sep 24, 2024 08:00PM EDT
  • 2000
  • 750ml
  • Spain
  • Castilla y Leon
  • Ribera del Duero
  • Ribera del Duero
  • Cabernet Sauvignon, Tempranillo
  • Red
  • HH809
  • HH810
Lot 744

2000 Vega Sicilia Unico Ribera del Duero - 2 bottle(s)-750ml

Estimate: CAD$1,000 - CAD$1,400

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This lot is comprised of 2 bottle(s) of 2000 Vega Sicilia Unico Ribera del Duero - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $1000 - $1400 with a reserve of $750. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11530.

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Based in Calgary, this consignor has had a lifelong relationship with wine. He vividly remembers bottles of Chateau de La Gardine Chateauneuf du Pape on his family’s dinner table and how he enjoyed playing the part of "wine steward". In his 20s he had friends who worked for prominent fine wine merchants and had his first “a-ha” wine moment after tasting a 1988 Columbia Crest Merlot. He was a sales representative for Britannia Wine Merchants and his association and interest in fine wine and dining led to trips to the major wine regions of the world. He began drinking the fruit forward wines of Napa and Sonoma but his taste soon expanded to the more subtly expressive wines of the old world. He was always curious about the ageing process and its ability to soften tannins and develop secondary and tertiary characteristics in wine - so he began to buy and cellar Bordeaux from the 1988, 1989 and 1990 vintages in the early 1990s, as well as select purchases of Barolo and Super Tuscans throughout that period. Much of his collection was purchased upon initial release through several private wine stores in Calgary and a significant subset was procured directly from the winery or as part of library offerings. All bottles have slept at 55F and approximately 70% humidity away from light and vibration. He had always intended to consume these wines with family and friends and has been extremely diligent about proper storage conditions.
The tasting note for 2000 Vega Sicilia Unico Ribera del Duero is from Robert Parker and the score is 94 - 2000 was not a heralded vintage in most of Spain, unlike in Bordeaux, but the turn of the century produced a very fine 2000 Único, which, from magnum, showed well, with good acidity. It was even a little closed but without the purity of, say, 2004. It has abundant, slightly dusty tannins and one of Vega Sicilia's signatures - a little volatility that lifts up the wine. It's evolving faster than the 2004, which to me is the benchmark of the decade. It was produced with 93% Tinto Fino (Tempranillo) and 7% Cabernet Sauvignon and achieved 14% alcohol. 2,685 magnums produced. Artwork Castilviejo.