Vega Sicilia Valbuena 2006 is made from Tempranillo 100%. Aging in new oak casks, 60% American and 40% French.
Tasting notes: Cherry red colour with dark crimson brim. On nose, powerful, with hints of ripe red fruit, roasted coffee, blackberry and lavender. On palate, fruity, rich, full-bodied, tasty, delicate tannins.
What the critics say...
Wine Spectator: 89 points(01/11/2011)
"Coffee, frame plum and chocolate notes, black cherry and anise flavors in this broad, firm red wine. Smoke and mineral notes add interest, though the wine remains rather austere through the firm finish. Drink now through 2016. 15,000 cases made."
Robert Parker: 94 points(01/06/2011)
"Expansive bouquet with notes of wood smoke, pencil lead, lavender, Asian spices, black cherry and blackberry. Rich, voluptuous, and lengthy on the palate; it is hard to resist now, but it will continue to blossom for several more years and drink well through 2026."
Proensa Guide: 98 points
Peñin Guide: 95 points(01/01/2012)
Very intense cherry red colour. On nose, powerful, ripe fruit, creamy oak, sweet spices, aromatic coffee, earthy. On palate, tasty, spicy, ripe fruit, bitter.
Pairing: Beef, Game Animals, Grilled Red Meats, Roasts, Stews.
In 1864, Eloy Lecanda founded the winery that symbolizes the golden legend of Spanish red wine. Throughout its long history, it has belonged to different owners, although it has always maintained an unquestionable personality, making concentrated, mature, generous and extremely elegant. The... current stage began in 1982, when El Enebro S.A., a company owned by the Álvarez Mezquíriz family, acquired the winery and the vineyards from the Venezuelan businessman Miguel Neumann. From that year onwards, the family, with David Álvarez and his sons and daughters Pablo, Jesús David, María José, Emilio, Juan Carlos, Elvira and Marta, have developed a policy of harmonization of present innovative techniques required by the wine sector with the traditional winemaking process. The vineyard area has been extended and the vineyards and vines, which were almost half a century old, have been replanted in rotation.
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