Description
Vega Sicilia - Valbuena 14.5% 75cl 2018
Winery: Vega Sicilia
Grape Variety: Tempranillo
Region: Ribera del Duero, Castilla y Leon, Spain
Alcohol Content: 14.5%
Food Pairing: Grilled meat of game and beef, with roasts, lamb, mushrooms and game or a strong soup.
Description: Valbuena is the purest expression of red wine at Vega Sicilia and is aged for five years between barrel and bottle, which lends its name to the end product - Valbuena 5º.
The first year of ageing is done in oak barrels and it`s particularly important, using 75 % French oak and 25 % American oak. In this first stage, our goal is to build the wine, working on its structure, sense of sweetness and density. The second year of ageing takes place in large wooden vats and, in this stage, it gains elegance, complexity, tension and subtlety.