"Valbuena, is the purest expression of the Tinto Fino (Tempranillo) in Vega Sicilia. Tinto Fino is clearly the predominant wine in the assemblage of the varieties that make up this magnificent wine. The other variety used is Merlot, which is added to a greater or lesser extent depending on the vintage.
The Valbuena Tempranillo is obtained from plots located on gentle concave slopes that descend from the wasteland. Those soils are made up of material that was eroded and accumulated as colluvial on the lower slopes, developing a high profile soil, with a specific important evolution with the formation of a deep calcic horizon.
Valbuena provides us with a direct and understandable view of the greatness of this "terroir" with the direct influence of each vintage. Its production remains unchanged meaning that it is each year's weather factors that mark the differences between the different harvests."
(Vega Sicilia)
Anbauregion: | Ribera del Duero |
Flaschengröße: | 75 cl - Bouteille, Normalflasche |
Jahrgang: | 1988 |
Klassifikation: | DO Ribera del Duero |
Typ: | Rotwein trocken Rotwein |
Land: | Spanien |
Weingut: | Vega Sicilia |
Rebsorte: | 90-100% Tinto Fino (Tempranillo) und 0-10% Merlot |
Ausbau: | 18 Monate in 500l-Fässern, anschließend weitere 18 Monate in neuen und gebrauchten Barriques aus amerikanischer und französischer Eiche, danach 24 Monate Flaschenreife und abschließend die Freigabe ab dem 5. Jahr nach der Ernte |
Rebfläche: | ca. 240 ha |
Boden: | Schluffiger oder toniger Sand mit abwechselnden Schichten aus Kalkstein und Mergel |
Alkoholgehalt: | 13,5 % vol |
Trinktemperatur: | 16-18 °C |
Verschluss: | Naturkork |
Bewertung Wine Spectator: | 90/100 |
Bewertung Jahrgang: | ****/***** |
Abgefüllt von: | Finca Vega Sicilia, 47359 Valbuena de Duero - Valladolid, Spanien |