Description

Valbuena 5 is the purest expression of red wine at Vega Sicilia. It is aged between barrel and bottle over fiveyears, giving rise to the wine’s name: Valbuena 5.

A fresher, Atlantic-influenced, somewhat more productive vintage. We had to be stricter during selection, but these vintages provided a touch of zing and verticality to the wines, which is wonderful. We were ableto squeeze extraction somewhat more for the 2018, and we increased the influence of wood during the firstyear of ageing, particularly our American oak (5 %). During the second year of ageing, the vat worked on thiscomplexity of nuances and particularly the elegance of the texture.

Valbuena 5 2018 is a vertical, zingy, crystalline expression, full of nuances, with a seductive and unctuoustexture.