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The Spring 2012 Live Auction
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Lot 125
Estimate: $2,750
Eight base neck or better, two very top shoulder, scuffed capsules, one wine stained capsule, one nicked, one scuffed, one bin soiled and eight heavily bin soiled labels.
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Spain's most consistently great winery continues to turn out exciting wines. There are four Unico Reservas currently in the market. The 1982 Unico Reserva is fatter and richer than the 1985, displaying a dark plum/garnet color, and a complex set of aromatics consisting of sweet tobacco, roasted herbs, tar, jammy kirsch, and caramel. Full-bodied, with a viscous texture, forward, fat, ripe flavors, low acidity, and a knock-out finish with copious amounts of glycerin, this is a succulent, hedonistic, luxuriously rich Unico...
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Spain's most consistently great winery continues to turn out exciting wines. There are four Unico Reservas currently in the market. The 1982 Unico Reserva is fatter and richer than the 1985, displaying a dark plum/garnet color, and a complex set of aromatics consisting of sweet tobacco, roasted herbs, tar, jammy kirsch, and caramel. Full-bodied, with a viscous texture, forward, fat, ripe flavors, low acidity, and a knock-out finish with copious amounts of glycerin, this is a succulent, hedonistic, luxuriously rich Unico...
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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.
