The April 2011 Internet-Only Auction Part 1
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Lot 708
Estimate: $500
Base neck, faded label.
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The 1962 Unico offers an ethereal, complex perfume leading to an elegant, spicy, dowager of a wine that is a bit dry in the finish.
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The 1962 Unico offers an ethereal, complex perfume leading to an elegant, spicy, dowager of a wine that is a bit dry in the finish.
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Spain has the largest area under vine of any country and a deep tradition of oak-aged reds. Tempranillo-based wines from Rioja and Ribera del Duero, alongside Priorat's Garnacha and Carinena, anchor its fine-wine reputation.
On Spain's high central plateau, Ribera del Duero makes powerful, concentrated Tempranillo (locally Tinto Fino). Wide day-night temperature swings yield deeply colored, structured and age-worthy reds.
Produces powerful, deeply colored Tempranillo from Spain's high plateau, prized for concentration and structure.
Spain's noble red grape, producing structured, savory wines of red fruit and leather that respond beautifully to oak aging in Rioja and Ribera del Duero.