Bodegas Ramón Bilbao
Mirto Rioja Tempranillo
La Rioja, Spain
Excellent expression of Tempranillo. Powerful with great fruit complimented by a healthy dose of new oak. What will surprise you is the high acidity.
Excellent expression of Tempranillo. Powerful with great fruit complimented by a healthy dose of new oak. What will surprise you is the high acidity.
Dec 13th, 2015
2008. Another burly but promising vintage of this intriguing wine.
2008. Another burly but promising vintage of this intriguing wine.
Sep 27th, 20132008 vintage. Mellow on the front end with some plum and smoke. More acid than normal for a rioja. Worthy of a spicy meal but not overpowering.
2008 vintage. Mellow on the front end with some plum and smoke. More acid than normal for a rioja. Worthy of a spicy meal but not overpowering.
Jul 3rd, 2018
91/00 And now the 08!
Mirto is a big Rioja, my ideal with both weight of nose and palate, a fraction less than the 09 only.
The nose has great structure and offers its French Ian legacy as white pepper, sophisticated dense fruit, vanilla and oak hints.
The palate has a little pepper, great weight and body, it reinforces the nose driving complexity with fruit tempering oak, and balance.
Finish is linear, substantive and long.
91/00 And now the 08!
Mirto is a big Rioja, my ideal with both weight of nose and palate, a fraction less than the 09 only.
The nose has great structure and offers its French Ian legacy as white pepper, sophisticated dense fruit, vanilla and oak hints.
The palate has a little pepper, great weight and body, it reinforces the nose driving complexity with fruit tempering oak, and balance.
Finish is linear, substantive and long.
Ken had this 11 years ago
Ken had this 11 years ago
Jul 13th, 2014