Vega Sicilia, Valbuena No 5 2018 750ML hidden finely crafted Champagne that delivers

finely crafted Champagne that delivers both vibrancy and depth

Gains support from the muscular structure

reflecting the vineyard’s terroir and the winemaker’s approach

Badia a Coltibuono's Vin Santo del Chianti Classico is a golden

This could use better depth so a few years of cellaring are recommended

Vega Sicilia, Valbuena No 5 2018 750ML hidden finely crafted Champagne that deliversThe 2018 Valbuena comes from a cooler vintage with good yields that required sorting and selecting in search of a happy and vertical version of Valbuena, pushing a little more and giving the wine a little more oak, especially American (5%). It was produced with 96% Tinto Fino and 4% Merlot that went through a three to four day cold soak and fermented with indigenous yeasts followed by malolactic in stainless steel. The levage was in new and used 225