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Bodegas y Viñedos Vega Sicilia Valbuena 5° Ribera del Duero Tempranillo Blend 2008
The Valbuena red has aged for less time than the Vega Sicilia Unico. It is a wine that comes from the younger vines and, it is mostly made with the varieties of tempranillo and more merlot than cabernet sauvignon. It has the garnet cherry red colour of its older brother, with orangey undertones, the ethereal expression of its alcohol content and the accent of an excellent oxidative evolution, which is the fruit of oak that has been well tanned. The wine has less structure than the Vega Sicilia Unico, but holds the complexity of the wine-fruit association.
Ratings on Delectable
Lee Pitofsky 
*didn’t take notes
*didn’t take notes
9.3
Gilbert Van Hassel
I find this an a-typical Valbuena. Not a lot of fruit, amorphous, sharp, not a wine that will last much longer. Disappointing.
I find this an a-typical Valbuena. Not a lot of fruit, amorphous, sharp, not a wine that will last much longer. Disappointing.
8.8
Conrad Green
More savory. Blue fruit, herbs with iodine and a light salinity. Really delicious
More savory. Blue fruit, herbs with iodine and a light salinity. Really delicious
9.4
Stephen Mathews
Happy anniversary, mom and pop!
Happy anniversary, mom and pop!
9.1
David T
Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator
The nose has nice blue & dark purple fruits. The fruit taste is the same, ripe and juicy and then slips into a rustic Tempranillo style. Soft dusty tannins that grip dry. The wine also processes an array of nice purple florals. Acidity is just about right. You can drink it now but it's likely better in 2-3 years.
The nose has nice blue & dark purple fruits. The fruit taste is the same, ripe and juicy and then slips into a rustic Tempranillo style. Soft dusty tannins that grip dry. The wine also processes an array of nice purple florals. Acidity is just about right. You can drink it now but it's likely better in 2-3 years.
9.3Miguel de Leon
Service Director/Wine Educator Casa Mono
Shockingly accessible out of the gate. Almost at the end of the bell curve, though; give it another year or so and then it's lay down time for Valbuena.
Shockingly accessible out of the gate. Almost at the end of the bell curve, though; give it another year or so and then it's lay down time for Valbuena.
9.4
Veronica Castro
Destined to be great. Needs time.
Destined to be great. Needs time.
9.0James Lechner
Li'l rustic -- peanut butter
Li'l rustic -- peanut butter
9.0
Jackson Rohrbaugh
Focused. Tannins in stellar alignment. Young but opinionated
Focused. Tannins in stellar alignment. Young but opinionated
9.1
chris dorado-alvarado
#vegasicilia need i say more?
#vegasicilia need i say more?
9.3
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