Descrição

Vega Sicilia Valbuena 5º año é um reserva de longo caminho e riqueza aromática. O vinho representa a linha mais moderna da adega com estilo próprio e diferente da do Vega Sicilia Único. Nesta colheita recupera a pequena porção de Merlot que não incluiu sua safra anterior e mantém altas avaliações que caracterizam os vinhos desta icônica adega de Valladolid, como mostram seus 94 pontos em The Wine Advocate e na Guia Peñín.

Informações de produto

A adega
Tipo
Red - Gran Reserva
Colheita
2008
Álcool
14.5% vol.
Variedade
93% Tinto fino, 7% Merlot, Malbec
Origem
Ribera del Duero

Avaliação dos peritos

The Wine Advocate:

"The 2008 Valbuena is produced with Tempranillo and 7% Merlot and Malbec from a cold, rainy season and late harvest. It reminds me of the Riberas of yesteryear, sharper with a slight rusticity, long and sharp. Once fermented, the wine matured for seven months in 20,000-liter oak vats, 12 months in new barriques (equal parts French and American oak), three months in used barrels and then six months in the vats again before being bottled in May 2011. The aromas are subtle, there is fruit, but there is soil and above all there is harmony. The palate is long rather than round, with some blood orange notes, sharp and austere, a serious wine that should age very well. The average production of Valbuena is around 180,000 bottles and 2008 was no exception. Drink now-2022".
 

Decanter:

‘Complicated’ was the original verdict for the 2008 vintage. A late frost on 1 May led Vega Sicilia to subsequently use fan heaters, and this was followed by an unusually cold summer. Nevertheless, with bottle age the result today is a wine with a bold, dark heart laden with spicy tobacco and wild herb notes. A line of kumquat citric freshness finishes it off, setting it apart from the plush exuberance of the 2011 and 2006.