Vega Sicilia Tinto Valbuena 5, Ribera del Duero, Spain 2019
Vega Sicilia Tinto Valbuena 5, Ribera del Duero, Spain 2019
2019
Bottle (750ml)
Regular price
$ 217.00
Offer price
$ 173.99
Save $ 43.01
Extremely perfumed with violets and a bouquet of flowers. Then there’s blue fruits such as blueberries and raspberries. Medium-bodied with beautifully crafted tannins that give a superb mouthfeel and finesse. Refinement with depth and focus. So wonderful to drink now but it will be even better in four or five years. Try in 2027.
97 Pts James Suckling
The scent of cherry preserves and violet wafts from the glass. A cloak of elegant tannins is wrapped around Mission fig, cherry preserve, mocha, fennel pollen and rose petal flavors that evaporate into a satisfying and long-lasting finish.
96 Pts Wine Enthusiast
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.
95 Pts Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Characteristics
Red Wine
Rich and Intense
Sustainable
Pairs well with
Lamb
Beef and Venison
Wine Critic Scores
97
James Suckling
96
Tim Atkin
96
Wine Enthusiast
95
Robert Parker The Wine Advocate
