Vega Sicilia Valbuena 5' Ribera Del Duero 2019 Malvasia di Candia Its aroma is strikingly intense

Its aroma is strikingly intense

chalky minerality

Jacob Eksteen

The Foucault family had been quietly producing tiny quantities of wines from the same small plots of vines in Saumur and Saumur Champigny that the family owned and farmed for generations

The two neighbours were once part of one larger estate

Vega Sicilia Valbuena 5' Ribera Del Duero 2019 Malvasia di Candia Its aroma is strikingly intenseThe Wine 95 Pts Luis Gutirrez, Wine Advocate (Jun 14, 2024) 'The obsession in 2019 was to avoid excess ripeness and to keep the freshness, so they did a softer vinification, used larger vats for the levage and used less American wood. The 2019 Valbuena was produced with a blend of Tinto Fino with 3% Merlot. It has 14. 5% alcohol, a pH of 3. 88 and 4. 6 grams of acidity. I love the nose; it is perfumed and subtle. And the wine is beautifully textured;