2010 Bodegas Vega-Sicilia Ribera del Duero Valbuena 5°

Community Tasting Notes (95) Avg Score: 93.9 points

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  4/12/2024 - El Tino Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Wonderful wine. Day1, after 3hr decant: great structure, nose and a long finish, with a hint of tannic tartness. Countless notes on the nose (dark fruit, earth, meat/blood? Herbs) something maritime in among the brambly fruit, maybe seashell/ calcium. Day2: much more integrated and softer, with the tannin less present. I think the bloody and meaty notes are more like molasses today, a lovely background presence. Nose and palate now working in harmony. Maybe the lesson here is patience - decant the morning before the dinner? Just a thought

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  12/24/2023 - Miceri Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Very dark red; dark berries, hint of vanilla; medium attack, mocca, tannins, somewhat dry ending; appears slightly out of sync - normally, I find Valbuena more inviting - perhaps in a somewhat closed period?

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  11/7/2023 - Kris G Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Juicy black fruits, intense, smoke, long middle part and aftertaste

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  10/7/2023 - mick978@gmail.com Likes this wine: 95 Points

  A superb vintage

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  9/27/2023 - Vinogan(s) Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Oh my, this is one great bottle of wine. Balanced, elegant, fine, classically styled. Extremely good. Can be drunk now but has potential for years

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