VALBUENA
2012 Bodegas Vega Sicilia
| Colour | Red |
| Origin | Spain, Ribera del Duero |
| ABV | 14% |
The 2012 Valbuena was cropped from a vintage with a very dry and warm summer that resulted in very healthy grapes. Since the 2010 vintage, this wine is fermented plot by plot following the findings from a soils study they did. The élevage is in French and American oak barrels that on average lasts some 18 months followed by another 18 months in 20,000-liter oak vats, but of course some lots had more time in barrique and others more time in vat. It has ripe tannins and a powerful mouthfeel but with a soft texture. Even if it's not widely mentioned, it always has had some French grapes, mainly Merlot, but this 2012 is the first Valbuena ever to be really 100% Tempranillo—because the Merlot didn't behave well in this warm and dry year. It follows the path opened by the 2010, more precise and elegant, rounded by that extra time in larger vats to finish polishing the tannins. I find this 2012 halfway between 2010 and 2011. It has depth and elegance, more serious than Alión, which is always the (maybe unfair) comparison. 174,545 bottles and some larger formats were filled in April 2014. Drinking range: 2017 - 2027 Rating: 95 Luis Gutierrez, www.robertparker.com (Feb 2017)
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Blackish crimson. Initial impression is very dark and savoury fruit. But there is also a very ripe note to the fruit. Super-dry, chalky, compact tannins. All about texutre on the palate. Opens up to a more savoury/sweet note like roasted jacket-potato skins. But floral too. Drinking range: 2020 - 2035 Rating: 17.5 Julia Harding MW, www.JancisRobinson.com (Dec 2016)
Bodegas Vega Sicilia
Vega Sicilia is possibly Spain's most famous vineyard, originally founded in 1864. Located in Valbuena de Duero this is a relatively large estate of 250 hectares, made up of 80% Tinto Fino, and the rest Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Malbec. Winemaking follows very traditional methods.
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