Vega Sicilia Valbuena 5 Ano 2019 (750 ml)

James Suckling Review - Rated 97:
Extremely perfumed with violets and a bouquet of flowers. Then there’s blue fruits such as blueberries and raspberries. Medium-bodied with beautifully crafted tannins that give a superb mouthfeel and finesse. Refinement with depth and focus. So wonderful to drink now but it will be even better in four or five years. Try in 2027.

Wine Enthusiast Review - Rated 96:
Wine Enthusiast finds cherry preserves and violet rising from the glass. Elegant tannins wrap flavors of Mission fig, cherry preserve, mocha, fennel pollen, and rose petal. Those layered notes taper gradually into a satisfying, long-lasting finish.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate Review - Rated 95:
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 élevage 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; the tannins are very fine, silky even, quite different from the tannins from the other 2019s from the group that I tasted next to this, Macán and Pintia. A triumph over the conditions of the year, it's a more elegant Valbuena than I anticipated.