Vega Sicilia Valbuena 5' Ribera Del Duero 2018 Scotch delicate pear

delicate pear

Known for its traditionally styled

Vincent Mongeard

But since 1990 Etienne started to take more responsibilities

while bright acidity keeps everything in a straight line

Vega Sicilia Valbuena 5' Ribera Del Duero 2018 Scotch delicate pearThe Wine 18 20 Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson. com, February 2023 '96% Tinto Fino (Tempranillo), 4% Merlot. Winemaker Gonzalo Iturriaga: I love this wine. Its an iron fist in a velvet glove. But in 2018 you needed great soil like we have. Valbuena is a great expression of our terroir: power and the vintage. (The last year they made a Valbuena 3, aged for 3 rather than 5 years, was 1988.) 2018 was a bit rainy with oidium but the berries were really