Vega Sicilia Valbuena 75cl 2019

95% Tinto Fino (Tempranillo), 5% Merlot

Vega Sicilia Valbuena is de tweede wijn van Bodega Vega Sicilia uit Ribera del Duero

Vega Sicilia is beroemd om het unieke karakter, de superieure houtlagering en de zeer lange houdbaarheid van haar wijnen. De Valbuena is afkomstig van jongere wijnstokken dan de Unico en heeft 36 maanden gerijpt op Frans- en Amerikaans eiken. Complexe wijn met aroma's van rijp rood fruit, cacao, tabak, mooie tannines en lange, volle afdronk.

Heerlijk bij hert, lamsvlees en rood vlees. Goed op dronk, maar kan zich tenminste tot 2032 nog verder ontwikkelen. Decanteren voor consumptie, serveren op 18ºC.

Drink Date: 2024 - 2032

The Wine Advocate:

"The obsession in 2019 was to avoid excess ripeness and to keep the freshness, so they did a softer vinification, used larger vats for the élevage and used less American wood. The 2019 Valbuena was produced with a blend of Tinto Fino with 3% Merlot. It has 14.5% alcohol, a pH of 3.88 and 4.6 grams of acidity. I love the nose; it is perfumed and subtle. And the wine is beautifully textured; the tannins are very fine, silky even, quite different from the tannins from the other 2019s from the group that I tasted next to this, Macán and Pintia. A triumph over the conditions of the year, it's a more elegant Valbuena than I anticipated. 190,490 bottles, 5,581 magnums and some larger formats produced. It was bottled in June 2022."

At Vega Sicilia, they never stop changing and relentlessly looking for ways to improve their wines. They are increasing the capacity of 75,000-liter oak vats and have conducted a study of their non-Saccharomyces yeasts.

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