Bodegas Vega Sicilia

Bodegas Vega Sicilia is widely regarded as Spain’s most legendary estate, a benchmark for long‑lived red wines from Ribera del Duero. Founded in 1864 by Eloy Lecanda y Chaves on an existing 19th‑century estate in Valbuena de Duero, the property was planted with Bordeaux varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot alongside the local Tinto Fino (Tempranillo). Over the 20th century — particularly under the Herrero family and the influential winemaker Domingo “Txomin” Garramiola — Vega Sicilia’s wines gained a nea…