Spain’s Vega Sicilia Holds Its Own Against Bordeaux Wines

Twenty years ago few wine lovers outside Spain ever talked about the country’s wines, with one exception: Vega Sicilia, long considered one of the greatest red wines in the world by connoisseurs who rank it alongside France’s Premier Cru Bordeaux.

Vega Sicilia has been produced in the Ribera del Duero region of northern Spain for almost 150 years, primarily from tempranillo grapes, usually blended with cabernet sauvignon, merlot, and malbec.