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Tue, Nov 3, 2026 03:00PM EST - Wed, Nov 4, 2026 03:00PM EST
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- 1968
- 1.5L
- Spain
- Castilla y Leon
- Ribera del Duero
- Ribera del Duero
- Cabernet Sauvignon, Tempranillo
- Red
- 100 Points, OWC/OCC
Lot 288
1968 Vega Sicilia Unico Ribera del Duero - 1 bottle(s)-1.5L
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This lot is comprised of 1 bottle(s) of 1968 Vega Sicilia Unico Ribera del Duero - 1.5L. Estimate for this lot is between $4000 - $5500 with a BUY IT NOW of $4750. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11831.
Please note the following conditions in this lot - Base of Neck on the bottle of 1968 Vega Sicilia Unico Ribera del Duero.
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All lots are located in Calgary, Alberta Canada. Confirmation of pickup or delivery of Iron Gate Commercial Auction winnings must be made within 60 days of auction close. Thereafter, your winnings will be subject to storage fees, including a $75 setup, subsequent $5.00/case/month and $1.25 per bottle fee for inventory services. If no contact has been made within two years, auction winnings will be considered abandoned.
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This exceptional collection of Vega Sicilia has been stored under ideal conditions since purchase.
1968 Vega Sicilia Unico Ribera del Duero from this lot has the following scores - CellarTracker 96 points, The Wine Advocate 94 points. This is the tasting note for 1968 Vega Sicilia Unico Ribera del Duero from Robert Parker - with a score of 100 points. There were considerable issues with the 1968 Único in this tasting. One of the magnums had lost the cork, which had fallen into the wine, presumably during transport, and the wine was badly oxidized. They had brought two magnums of each vintage, and the second one of 1968 was badly corked. That was a bummer, because 1968 was also one of the greatest years from Vega Sicilia, and I was eager to try it from magnums. I've had a number of regular bottles, and they have been consistently great, lively and even young, with marked old Vega character. Given the exclusive audience that was difficult to gather together, they did the impossible to find another magnum, but it wouldn't make it in time for the tastings. But they did have a regular bottle that they poured between all the tasters