Valbuena 5°
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2038
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted milk-fed lamb, grilled ribeye steak, aged Manchego cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
The 2016 Valbuena 5° is composed of 94% Tinto Fino (Tempranillo) and 6% Merlot, sourced from clay-limestone soils on gentle slopes in the Ribera del Duero region. The 2016 growing season was characterized by a mild winter and a dry summer, resulting in a balanced, fresh, and elegant expression. Following the traditional five-year aging process, the wine was aged in a combination of new and used French and American oak barrels (225 liters) and large 20,000-liter wooden vats, followed by extensive bottle aging before release.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1864 by Don Eloy Lecanda y Chaves in Valbuena de Duero within Spain's Ribera del Duero region, Vega Sicilia stands as one of the most legendary and revered wine estates in the world. Acquired by the Álvarez family in 1982, the winery has steadfastly preserved its heritage of meticulous viticulture and aristocratic winemaking, harmonizing indigenous Tinto Fino (Tempranillo) with Bordeaux varietals. Renowned for exceptionally long barrel and bottle aging regimens that often span a decade or more before release, the estate crafts complex, long-lived masterworks. Its flagship cuvées, including the iconic Único, the multi-vintage Único Reserva Especial, and Valbuena 5°, remain timeless benchmarks of Spanish winemaking excellence.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Tempranillo (Tinto Fino min 75%), Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec