2004 Bodegas Vega-Sicilia Ribera del Duero Valbuena 5°
Tempranillo Blend
- Spain
- Castilla y León
- Ribera del Duero
Community Tasting Note
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Bordeaux_Jon Likes this wine: 95 points
July 3, 2023 - Fantastic. This is still very fruity with some complexity adding secondary notes coming in. Vega-Sicilia's wines, when mature, always have this alluring and indescribable complexity to them and this wine is no different. The fruit is exotic, with oak, and forest floor and things that my Bordeaux/Burgundy/Rhone palate cannot describe. I'm not sure why prior notes are recommending drink by 2023, as this wine is amazing today but seems to have plenty of years to go. I had the 1980 Valbuena double blind last year and it was incredible. Unlike the 2004 Unico which I had a couple years ago and still needed 10 years, this is great to drink now, but no harm in holding either.
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remyworldpeace commented:
11/26/23, 10:51 AM - This is a brilliant note - I had the same positive experience tonight!