2010 Bodegas Vega-Sicilia Ribera del Duero Valbuena 5°
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wren460 Likes this wine:
94 Points
Wednesday, December 16, 2015 - Being a fan of new world wines and having lots of problems with many French and Italian wines, I found this wine to be extremely interesting and delicious to me. Beautiful ruby red color. Lots of clean leather and somewhat gamey nose, also some mocha. In the palate is a clean wine and very easy to drink. It is a complex wine with flavors that I know will be changing a lot since it is a very (extremely) Young wine. We drank it alongside a 2010 Sassicaia and 4 ouf 5 liked the Valbuena better.
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Comment posted by BuzzzzOff:
12/17/2015 12:02:00 AM - Thanks for your note and rating. Wow, 2010 Valbuena and Sassicaia now? Great wines...we could not imagine sipping either at this stage. We note you point out the youth of the wine. How long did you breathe them?
Comment posted by wren460:
12/17/2015 10:11:00 AM - Hello , yes, the Sassicaia and the Valbuena were opened WAAAY to early and with a veru short decant ( 1 hour de Sassicaia and 2 hours the Valbuena). The Sassicaia is definitely at least 5 years from reaching puberty, but the Valbuena was GREAT at this stage, although I know it has a great potential for aging. Both wines were GREAT !
Comment posted by BuzzzzOff:
12/17/2015 11:09:00 PM - Very interesting to read about the Valbuena...we just might test the "barely legal" status ;-) Thanks