Vega Sicilia Valbuena 5° 2020 Ribera del Duero
De Valbuena 5° (zo genoemd omdat hij vijf jaar na de oogst op de markt wordt gebracht) is afkomstig van de wat jongere stokken van Vega Sicilia. Toch wordt de Valbuena niet als het kleinere broertje van de legendarische Único gezien, maar als een opzichzelfstaande wijn die ieder jaar hoge punten scoort (96/100 punten van James Suckling).
Verder lezen- SmaakprofielComplex, krachtig & vol
- DruivenrasMerlot, Tempranillo
- Land & RegioSpanje, Ribera del Duero
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“Refinement with depth and focus”
| Blend | Tempranillo (97%), merlot (3%) |
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| Wijnsoort | Rode Wijn |
| En Primeur | Ja |
| Land | Spanje |
| Druivenras | Merlot, Tempranillo |
| Regio | Ribera del Duero |
| Smaakprofiel | Complex, krachtig & vol |
| Jaargang | 2020 |
| Flesinhoud | 0.75 |
| Alcoholgehalte | 14.5 % |
| Classificatie | DO Ribera del Duero |
| Op dronk vanaf | 2027 |
| Op dronk tot | 2047 |
| Allergenen | Sulfieten |
| Afsluiting | Kurk |
| Art.nr. | K206209 |
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
95/100 punten
The 2020 Valbuena is from a year marked by COVID-19 and lots of rain before the harvest, which resulted in a more ethereal wine, with 14% alcohol, a pH of 3.9 and 4.45 grams of acidity. It was produced with 97% Tinto Fino and 3% Merlot, cooled down for 24 hours and then fermented with indigenous yeasts from a pied de cuve in stainless steel. It matured in barrel and oak vats during the first year, and in the second one, it aged exclusively in oak vats of different sizes, 8,500 and 21,000 liters. In 2020, the wine is finer-boned, it's more fluid, it's only medium-bodied, perhaps because of the dilution from the rain, and the tannins are fine-grained and polished, but there's less juiciness in the wine. It calls for food. With time in the glass, the wine opens up and becomes more aromatic, and it even seems to gain juiciness and change texture. This is a production of 186,286 bottles, 5,673 magnums and some larger formats. It was bottled in May 2023.
James Suckling
96/100 punten
Valbuena 5 used to be the baby Unico, and nowadays it is more like its younger brother with a lot of resemblance and just a bit less depth and tannins. Valbuena 5 comes from younger vines and sometimes different parcels from Unico. On the palate, this is more open and linear, while Unico is more profound and vertical. Notes of iron, blackberries, cedar, minerals and cocoa powder. Medium- to full-bodied with melted tannins and a long, long finish. Drinkable from 2025, but will hold for years.
Jancis Robinson
17.5/20 punten
It has been a year in which the vineyard gave less concentration, so the oenological work is impressive because the wine shows intensity, the presence of ripe black fruit and tannin that is sweet in the mid palate but ends up being drier on the finish. Very ripe black fruit and a touch of violet stand out. Little oak impact for the Valbuena style. This is one of the most tactile vintages and still has many years ahead of it. Dense texture, powerful, and still very primary for the average Valbuena.