1987 Spain
A very good wine vintage overall in Spain and especially in Rioja with some notable Reserva and Gran Reserva wines (overall was 10% of production which is exceptionally high ).
The vintage year started with a bitterly cold winter and was hit by insect infestation in May. A hot summer was marked by low rainfall, although growers in Rioja experienced sporadic rainfalls in the first week of September. Growers who were wise to delay picking until after the rain, were rewarded with an excellent crop, fully ripe and healthy.
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Arguably Spain's greatest red wine and the 1987 Unico has now entered its plateau of maturity. Deep garnet red in colour, the wine possesses a fresh and intensely aromatic nose of dark black fruits and dried herbs with hints of tofu. Full-bodied but ultra smooth with no hard edges on the palate with fruit characters of black fruits, liquorice and dried tobacco leaves predominating. Ultra concentrated but impeccably well balanced this confirms Unico's postion as one of the world's finest red wines
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