1970 VEGA SICILIA UNICO

As regards the 1970 Vega Sicilia Unico, one of the world's greatest wines ever made, Tom writes in from a recent tasting (ye NY Wine Club members should remember this wine):

"Deep ruby color. Aromas of red and black fruits, spice, leather and cedar. Medium to full bodied with rich fruits, cedar, tobacco and leather. Very concentrated and complex. Very seductive. A long, long finish. Fantastic wine."

The wine is so fabulous, Tom reminds, and Vega Sicilia knew what it had one its hands, such that they did not release the 1970 for 25 years -- to wit, 1995 -- to make sure that the wine was fully mature before the drinking public got its hands on it!