Vega Sicilia 'Valbuena' 5' Ribera del Duero 2019
The Wine
95 points Luis Gutiérrez - Wine Advocate (Jun 14, 2024) '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. Drink 2024-2032.'
The Details
Variety - Tempranillo
Country - Spain
Region - Ribera del Duero
Extra - Cork
Year - 2019
Volume - 750ml
About the Wine Maker 
Bodegas Vega Sicilia is Spain's most prestigious wine estate and has produced some of the most renowned in the country's history. Founded in the 1860s and located in Ribera del Duero, two hours from Madrid, the initial plantings at the included Bordeaux such as Sauvignon, Merlot, and Malbec, with the indigenous Tintoino (Tempranillo
