Vega Sicilia Ribeira del Duero Valbuena 5° 2018 Vintage:2018 black soil and a baker’s

black soil and a baker’s chocolate with dry tobacco leaves

It was an agonizing choice for winemakers across the valley who had spent the season looking forward to what should have been a banner vintage

There are no shortcuts to making great wines like this one

Black currants and black tea mark the palate alongside toasty oak

Over the years

Vega Sicilia Ribeira del Duero Valbuena 5° 2018 Vintage:2018 black soil and a baker’s"Deep and complex, with fresh black and blue fruit and an attractive floral and peppery note to this vintage, followed by hints of cedar, sweet spice and vanilla. Very dusty and juicy on the palate, with mealy, powdery tannins that interweave with the fruit. A Valbuena 5 that you can appreciate earlier." 96 points James Suckling "The 2018 Valbuena comes from a cooler vintage with good yields that required sorting and selecting in search of a happy and