Vega Sicilia Tinto Valbuena 5, Spain cosecha 1978

Wine has been always stored in the underground wine cellar, below ground level, ensuring a steady temperature and humidity. The fill level of the wine bottles is perfect, base neck ( 2,5 cm, )

Valbuena is made from Tinto Fino (aka Tempranillo) from the northwestern Spanish DO of Ribera Del Duero; matured for 5 years in a combination of new and used French and American oak barrels along with bottled ageing.

Vega Sicilia is one of Spain's most renowned wineries, responsible for three iconic wines: "Unico" Gran Reserva, "Unico" Reserva Especial and "Valbuena".
The 1978 Spanish vintage was extremely good.

The growing season led to a small but incredibly high-quality vintage of excellent wines, particularly when it came to Rioja and top gran reserva wines.

Although most wines are likely to be past their best, the very top