Additional tasting notes

Color : Deep garnet.

Nose : Highly intense, complex, raisins, prunes, figs, nut cake, candy sugar, with some notes of cinnamon and red berries and fragrances of grenadine and juniper.

Mouth : Full-bodied and elegant with a mild tannic structure, ripe black cherries with balsamic notes and a finale lasting several minutes.

Alcohol level : 14.0%

Winemaking : 15 years in oak barrels, then 10 years in the bottle.

Food pairing : A wine for special occasions, refined cuisine, cuts of quality red meat, game, full-bodied cheeses.

Aging potential : 16 Years and >

Robert Parker : 90 : outsanding

Robert Parker :

"Two bottles of 1973 Unico were tasted in January and June 2012, though I felt the former showed better. The first bottle is soft and mellow on the nose with leather, dark plum, Xmas cake and mulberry, whilst the peppermint-tinged palate demonstrated wonderful symmetry before it faded rapidly on the finish. The second was more foursquare and conservative on the palate with touches of bay leaf and gravel. Yet the palate bore similarities with a tart, fresh finish that again, just needs a little more length. Fine. 90,000 bottles produced. Drink now-2025."