FFW 2021 Wine Catalogue

SPAIN

VEGA-SICILIA, ALION RIBERA DEL DUERO 2016 DRINK2021 - 2038

VEGA-SICILIA, VALBUENANO. 5 RIBERA DEL DUERO 2015 DRINK2024 - 2044

6x75 £288

3x75 £267

There is an abundance of ripe, black fruit, a hint of bitumen too! Leading to a lovely creamy dark cherry, blackcurrant palate with perfectly weighted acidity and fine length. Very satisfying.

The 2015 Valbuena, a red blend of mostly Tempranillo with some 5%Merlot, is released in the fifth year after the harvest. It’s explosive and showy, with a complex nose that shows amixture of flowers and wild herbs, balsamic touches and great nuance. This wine has gained in complexity since the 2010 vintage, where they implemented some changes that increased the expressivity and precision of this wine. The tannins are fine-grained and there is very good balance, and the warm conditions of the year have been absorbed well by the wine. Despite the natural conditions of the year, the wine follows the path of freshness of the 2010. 173,673 bottles, 5,625magnums and some larger formats produced. It was bottled in June 2018.

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