Bodegas Vega Sicilia elaborates this extra-old red wine in the D.O. Ribera del Duero with tempranillo y merlot grapes.

Valbuena is the purest expression of Tinto Fino (Tempranillo) in Vega Sicilia, aged for five years between wood and bottle, thus giving the wine its name: Valbuena 5º.

Grapes 94% Tinto Fino (Tempranillo) and 6% Merlot. Temperature-controlled fermentation in stainless steel tanks with native yeast. Malolactic fermentation is also carried out in stainless steel. After its fermentation it goes through a five years long aging, between wood and bottle, hence the name of the wine 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.

Valbuena 5º 2017, is a more mature, succulent and voluptuous expression, always based on harmony. Complex vintage between frost and drought. Fast and early harvest, less extraction during fermentation and adaptation to aging. The first year of aging less weight was given to the new barrel, reducing it by 10%. The second year of aging takes place in wooden vats, essential to work on the harmony and tension of the wine.

• Designation: D.O. Ribera del Duero

• Alcohol: 14.50%

• Volume: 75 cl.

Price: €595.80