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Valbuena 5º 2020

Name: Valbuena 5º 2020
Brand: Vega Sicilia
Price: 174.90 EUR
Availability: InStock

The “second wine” of Vega Sicilia in name only – Valbuena 2020 is a complex, age-worthy Ribera blending Tempranillo with a touch of Merlot. Ripe, layered and finely chiselled.

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About this wine

Valbuena 5º 2020 is drawn from younger vines on the Vega Sicilia estate, planted on a mosaic of limestone, marl and clay. The wine shows black cherry, plum and redcurrant fruit, with cedar, tobacco, graphite and sweet spice. It’s medium-full, with very fine tannins and a precise, savoury finish, sitting stylistically between the immediacy of Alión and the monumental depth of Único.

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Tasting Note

Perfumed dark fruit, tobacco and spice on the nose; the palate is concentrated yet graceful with polished tannins, bright acidity and great length.

In the glass

Deep ruby-garnet.

In the nose

Black cherry, plum, redcurrant, cedar, tobacco leaf, vanilla and graphite.

On the palate

Medium-full, layered dark and red fruit, very fine tannins, lively acidity and a long, savoury finish.

Vega Sicilia

Vega Sicilia is Spain’s most legendary estate, with Único and Valbuena among the world’s iconic age-worthy reds. Old-vine Tempranillo and Bordeaux varieties, long élevage in a mix of woods and patient bottle aging create wines of huge depth but remarkable elegance. The group now also includes projects like Alión, Pintia and Oremus, all sharing a meticulous, long-term vision.

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Character of the wine

Grape Varieties

Tempranillo, Merlot

Vinification

Mostly Tempranillo with some Merlot, aged about 30 months in a combination of new and used French and American oak barrels and large vats, followed by bottle ageing.

Classification

DO Ribera del Duero

Style

Full-bodied & Structured

Aging potential

Long aging possible

Decant Time

1–2 hours

Drinking Temperature

16–18 °C

Body

Full

Conservative food pairing

Roast veal

Funky food pairing

Mushroom risotto

Music pairing

Classical music

Art pairing

Renaissance

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