The PDF has been sent
-
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.
Fermentation at a controlled temperature with native yeast in stainless steel tanks. Malolactic fermentation also takes place in stainless steel.
After fermentation, it is aged for five years, between wood and in the bottle, which is why it is called Valbuena 5º. French and American wood, new and used 225-litre barrels, 20,000 litre vats, a long and complex process for a great wine.
-
The expression of time
A wine that shows us the splendour of each vintage based on the wisdom of the past and the wealth of the present.
A mellow, passionate and living style that year after year, challenge after challenge, harvest after harvest reinterprets its style to keep its essence intact.
-
Back
-
BackSend
Description
Valbuena is the pure expression of a red at Vega Sicilia, with an ageing of five years from barrel to bottle, which gives it its name, Valbuena 5º (5th year). 225-litre French and American oak barrels, both new and used, 8,500-litre vats are used in a long and complex process for perhaps, the wine which has evolved the most over the last few years.
Valbuena 5º presents its splendor in each vintage and a direct view of the greatness of its soil, where the weather conditions each year make a clear distinction on the vintage.
Thanks to the extraordinary job in the vineyard and ageing in tanks on its second year, today´s Valbuena 5º 2014 is velvety, complex, harmonious. A very fine wine.
General information
Alcohol by volume
14 %Variety
95% Tinto Fino and 5% MerlotAverage age of vineyard
35 yearsVineyard surface area
210 haPlanting density
2,222 plants/haAltitude
700 mYield
3,600 kg/haHarvest
Hand-picked in 12-kg cases2014 Vineyard cycle
Mild winter and less rain than usual.
Spring started with higher temperatures than normal in both May and April, bringing forward budding 8 days. Starting mid-May temperatures began to decrease reaching normal values for the time, even particularly cold nights, yet no frost. It was a year of good fruit set where green pruning was very important, working plot per plot to attain optimal balance.
Summer started with moderate temperatures which persist until the end of August and rising higher than the average in September, favoring optimal maturity.
Harvest started September 20th ending October 3rd.
Storage, serving and drinking window
This wine is ready to drink now holding a potential ageing window of approximately 20-25 years if kept in ideal conditions: constant temperature of 12-14 ºC and 60% relative humidity.
Optimum drinking temperature is 18 ºC.
Production
184,684 Bordeaux bottles, 5,578 Magnum, 388 Double Magnum, 39 Imperial and 3 Salmanazar.
Year bottled
June 2017
Description
Valbuena is the pure expression of a red at Vega Sicilia, with an ageing process, from barrel to bottle, which lasts five years and gives its name: Valbuena 5º (5th).
Both new and used 225-litre French and American oak barrels and 8.500-litre vats are used for a long and complex process for perhaps, the wine which has evolved the most in the last few years.
Valbuena 5º presents its splendor in each vintage and a direct view of the greatness of its soil, where 140 hectares of land are dedicated to this wine; weather conditions each year make a distinction on the vintage.
Thanks to the extraordinary job in the vineyard and a second year ageing in tanks, today Valbuena 5º 2013 is vibrant and rich.General information
Alcohol by volume
14 %Variety
95% Tinto Fino and 5 % MerlotAverage age of vineyard
35 yearsVineyard surface area
210 haPlanting density
2.222 plants/haAltitude
700 mYield
3,600 kg /haHarvest
Hand-picked in 12kg cases2013 Vineyard cycle
Mild winter with temperatures slightly higher than usual and lower rainfall brought forward bud break 7 days, although precipitation in spring and relatively low temperatures caused a delay in both flowering and veraison, 10 days compared to last year.
Normal temperatures in summer, yet partly dry, with some showers caused no damage. Day temperature, as usual in September, though decrease in low temperatures, resulting in a wide temperature range between day and night.
Harvest took place starting end of September up to mid-October with abundant rainfall; so the enormous work in the vineyard reflects the grapes´ perfect sanitary conditions and ripeness level when entering the winery.
Storage, serving and drinking window
These wines are ready for drinking now but may potentially be stored for approximately 20 - 30 years if kept in optimum conditions (12-14 ºC) at 60% relative humidity, and constant temperature, protected from direct light.
Optimum drinking temperature is 18 ºC.Production
150.650 Bordeaux bottles, 5.520 Mágnum bottles, 339 Double-Mágnum bottles and 26 Imperial bottles.Year bottled
June 2015Description
Of the 1,000 hectares making up the Vega Sicilia estate, 210 are used for wine growing, and there are 19 soil types divided for management purposes into 52 plots with very specific characteristics. The influence of the Duero river's flow and the passage of time have been vital in forming these soils.
140 of these hectares are employed to produce Valbuena 5º. A unique, magical estate, which alongside extraordinary vineyard management, enables the production of legendary wines.
Valbuena is the pure expression of red wine at Vega Sicilia, with an ageing process, from the barrel to the bottle, which lasts five years and gives the wine its name: Valbuena 5º (5th). Both new and used 225-litre barrels of French and American new and used wooden barrels, and 20,000-litre vats. A long and complex process for a great wine.
Valbuena always stands its ground, whole, elegant and serious.
A conquering wine. An opulent year, concentrated, impetuous and, without a doubt, a long haul journey.General information
Alcohol by volume
14 %Variety
Tinto FinoAverage age of vineyard
35 yearsVineyard surface area
210 haPlanting density
2.222 plants/haAltitude
700 mYield
3,600 kg /ha2012 Vineyard cycle
After a somewhat dry winter, spring begins with moderate temperatures and abundant rainfall with a recorded 70.7 liters in the month of April (during the first phases of vine budding) continuing until early May. Temperatures began to rise the rest of the month with a recorded 42ºC on the 26th and 27th of June. Notable absence of spring frost which allowed an adequate vine development. Summer is very dry with no records of rain in July and only 0.5 liters in August, with high temperatures throughout the summer; late September rain helped a good end maturity process. An outstanding plant health, high color intensity and extremely mature tannins with good ageing potential. Excellent vintage.Storage, serving and drinking window
These wines are ready for drinking now but may potentially be stored for approximately 20 - 30 years if kept in optimum conditions (12-14 ºC) at 60% relative humidity, and constant temperature, protected from direct light.
Optimum drinking temperature is 18 ºC.Production
174,545 bordeaux bottles, 5,487 magnum bottles, 262 double-magnum bottles and 12 imperial bottles.
Year bottled
April 2014.
