Description
2013 – ref : vivino
wine vintage : Good
2013 Vega Sicilia Valbuena 5º
€ 185,00
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 % Merlot
Average age of vineyard
35 years
Vineyard surface area
210 ha
Planting density
2.222 plants/ha
Altitude
700 m
Yield
3,600 kg /ha
Harvest
Hand-picked in 12kg cases
2013 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.
REF – https://www.temposvegasicilia.com/
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