the wine isVega-Sicilia "Unico" 1968. I bought 2 bottles of it at auction many years ago, and it has been properly stored. There were no cork or other issues, and the fill was still in the neck. The very long cork was clean at the top and well seated.
The wine still was intense in color with only a bit of age showing around the rim. The overall impression is perfect balance of everything and great complexity.The tannins are resolved and about as dry as in a top Bordeaux. There is complex wood, perhaps cedar, with traces of sandalwood. The fruit is a very complex mixture of dark and red fruits. There are mixed spice notes. The finish is very long. This was bottle 23175 out of 45300 bottles and 2000 magnums of the 1968. Spanish wines do not get any better than Vega Sicilia, in my opinion. I also would rank it with the better reds of France. This wine has always been difficult to find and expensive and has become extremely expensive in recent years. With such small production, it is a wonder any is exported. The owners likely want their wine to be known around the world.