The Winery Vega Sicilia of Ribera del Duero of Castille-et-Léon

Winery Vega Sicilia - Valbuena 5º
The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.7.
This estate is part of the Tempos Vega Sicilia.
It is ranked in the top 1 of the estates of Castille-et-Léon.
It is located in Ribera del Duero in the region of Castille-et-Léon

The Winery Vega Sicilia is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Ribera del Duero to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Vega Sicilia wines

Looking for the best Winery Vega Sicilia wines in Ribera del Duero among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Vega Sicilia wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Vega Sicilia wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Vega Sicilia

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Vega Sicilia

How Winery Vega Sicilia wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of cornish pasties, couscous chicken and merguez or rabbit with onions and mustard.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Vega Sicilia

On the nose the red wine of Winery Vega Sicilia. often reveals types of flavors of iron, menthol or black plum and sometimes also flavors of star anise, balsamic or black olive. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Vega Sicilia. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Vega Sicilia

  • 1950With an average score of 4.90/5
  • 1942With an average score of 4.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.80/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.80/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.79/5
  • 1962With an average score of 4.79/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Vega Sicilia.

  • Tempranillo
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Malbec

Discovering the wine region of Ribera del Duero

The wine region of Ribera del Duero is located in the region of Castille-et-Léon of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Vega Sicilia or the Domaine Vega Sicilia produce mainly wines red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Ribera del Duero are Tempranillo, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Ribera del Duero often reveals types of flavors of cream, ripe blackberries or cigar box and sometimes also flavors of rosemary, baking spice or espresso.

In the mouth of Ribera del Duero is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 832 estates and châteaux in the of Ribera del Duero, producing 2999 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Ribera del Duero go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Vega Sicilia

Planning a wine route in the of Ribera del Duero? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Vega Sicilia.

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Winery Vega Sicilia and wines from the region

Rare Haut-Brion helps Prince Robert of Luxembourg cellar auction ‘smash’ estimate

All 818 lots were sold in the auction, which saw Prince Robert of Luxembourg, chairman and CEO of Château Haut-Brion owner Domaine Clarence Dillon, open up his personal cellar to raise funds for the PolG Foundation. Featuring 4,200 bottles and covering Bordeaux wine royalty spanning more than a century of vintages, Sotheby’s said the auction ‘smashed’ its pre-sale high estimate of around $4m.  Two 4.5-litre Jeroboams of Haut-Brion, one from the 1926 vintage and the other from 1 ...

Leading wine families award business prize to Europe’s oldest luthier

At a lunch in Brussels, the 2021 PFV ‘Family is Sustainability’ prize was presented to Jan Strick and his son Matthijs of Maison Bernard, who triumphed over more than 100 applicants from around the world to win the €100,000 (£84,000) award. ‘Selection was difficult,’ said Matthieu Perrin, president of the PFV, ‘but ultimately the jury felt that Maison Bernard is a brilliant example of exquisite handicraft and the maintenance of an ancient artisanal tradition in family hands, exactly as we fight ...

Vega Sicilia invests €20m in Galicia white wine plan

Vega Sicilia’s announcement of its project in Galicia brings an end to months of industry speculation over where exactly the company would make its first Spanish white wines. Spanish daily newspapers El País and Cinco Días revealed news of the construction of a new winery and the acquisition of 24 hectares of vineyards by Vega Sicilia, owned by the Álvarez family. Vega Sicilia confirmed that production would initially consist of two white wines: Deiva, a white Crianza (aged 2 years); and Arnela, ...

The word of the wine: Pruine

A thin, fluffy film that covers the surface of the grape. It makes the berry impermeable and contains the indigenous yeasts necessary for the fermentation of the must.

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