Valbuena 5°
⏳ wine.drinking_window
2024 - 2040
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Roasted lamb, grilled ribeye steak, aged Manchego cheese
✨ wine.spec_sheet
The 2018 Valbuena 5° is produced from a blend of approximately 96% Tinto Fino (Tempranillo) and 4% Merlot, sourced from vines grown on clay-limestone slopes and alluvial terraces in the Ribera del Duero region. The 2018 growing season was characterized by a cooler, wetter spring followed by a warm summer, yielding a vintage defined by freshness, elegance, and balanced acidity. In accordance with its traditional five-year aging process, the wine was aged in a combination of new and used French and American oak barrels, as well as large wooden vats, before finishing its maturation in the bottle.
🍾 wine.about_producer
Established in 1864 by Eloy Lecanda y Chaves in Valbuena de Duero, Valladolid, Spain, Vega Sicilia stands as the most prestigious and historic estate in the Ribera del Duero region. Now owned and meticulously managed by the Álvarez family, the winery is globally revered for its uncompromising dedication to traditional, ultra-long oak aging regimes that yield wines of unparalleled complexity and longevity. The estate's signature red wines, primarily crafted from Tinto Fino (Tempranillo) alongside small percentages of Cabernet Sauvignon, are epitomized by the legendary 'Unico'—which is aged for a decade or more before release—and the highly acclaimed 'Valbuena 5°'. This rigorous production philosophy, blending deep-rooted Spanish heritage with meticulous vineyard management along the Duero River, solidifies Vega Sicilia's status as an icon of fine wine.