位列世界頂尖名酒之列的Vega Sicilia維嘉西西里酒莊，是眾所皆知的西班牙國寶級酒莊，1864年由Don Eloy Lecanda y Chves所建立的，座落於乾燥的斗羅河谷 (Ribera del Duero )產區。Vega Sicilia是西班牙的第一款指標性紅酒，也是歷史上在西班牙最具影響力的酒莊。 葡萄品種以西班牙最具代表性的Tinto del Pais品種為主(也就是Tempranillo)，亦採用來自波爾多的一些國際品種: 卡本內蘇維濃、梅洛、馬爾貝克。酒款的特色在於其極長的陳年潛力以及酒體複雜的層次，維嘉西西里酒莊的作品足以與法國特級酒莊媲美。
維嘉西西里的頂級紅酒”Unico”秋收醴讚，必須在橡木桶陳釀十年以上才上市販售，以其複雜、強烈又持久的口感所著稱。維嘉西西里僅僅推出三款酒卻每一款都經過木桶多年的醇化，味道卓越並受到全世界愛好者瘋狂的收集。其中經典的旗艦酒秋收醴讚特別年分紅酒 (N.V. Reserva Special)更是經常榮獲Robert Parker 近滿分肯定，2016年Release的Reserva Special得到 WA: 95分，庫存僅有6瓶，是消費者不可錯過絕世佳釀。
”Valbuena 5 Ano”即代表這款酒在桶中醇化了五年才上市；因維嘉西西里酒廠所採用的皆為高品質的葡萄，故無論存放時間再長，皆能感受到頂級的享受。在1991年前還有”Valbuena 3 Ano”，之後都只生產5 Ano。
WA: 96 Drink: 2023-2030
2017 was marked by the frost of the night between April 27 and 28 that Vega Sicilia fought with their anti-frost towers. The end of the season was warm, and the overall rain was low, 235 liters. The 2017 Valbuena is marked by these circumstances, produced with 94% Tinto Fino (Tempranillo) and 6% Merlot, with good ripeness (14.5% alcohol) and mellow acidity (4.65 grams of tartaric acid and a pH of 3.85). The grapes were cooled down and took three to four days of maceration to start fermenting with indigenous yeasts. The wine matured in a combination of new and used French and American 225-liter oak barrels and 21,000-liter oak vats for almost three years. The result, for whatever reason, was nothing short of spectacular. The wine is perfumed, floral, expressive and balsamic like few vintages before. It doesn't feel like a 2017 at all; it is harmonious, and the tannins were fine. It's an amazing Valbuena that clearly transcends the character of the vintage. What I see here is that since 2010, the wine has a very high consistency. And in 2017 it excels. 170,071 bottles, 5,516 magnums and some larger formats produced. It was bottled in June 2020.
