Bodegas Ramon Bilbao Reserva 2015
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Garnet-red with medium-high depth of color. Clear and bright with a presence of tears. High intensity on the nose with notes of black fruit and fresh red berries. Sweet, spicy aromas of vanilla, cumin, pastries and mentholated nuances of wild herbs. A fresh, intense mouth-feel with good acidity, ripe tannins and well integrated alcohol. In the retronasal aftertaste the red fruit and sweet spices reappear. It is a balanced, harmonious wine which is still evolving, ready to drink now, but with great cellaring potential.The finish is of a wine which is full-bodied and well-structured.The aftertaste brings back the hints of fruit and oak experienced in the mouth.On balance, this is a well-balanced harmonious wine. In a state of evolution, it is ready to drink but with great potential for storage
This wine pairs perfectly with traditional food such as red meats, game and mature cheeses.
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Aromas of plum and berry blend with a hint of leather in this red. Harmonious flavors of raspberry, currant and plum are aided by barrel-driven hints of vanilla and brown sugar, while a hearty finish offers good drive.
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Their winery, which has recently celebrated its 75th anniversary, is undoubtedly one of the most emblematic in Rioja.
At Bodegas Ramon Bilbao they produce the highest quality matured wines, thus increasing both the Denominacion de Origin's and our founder's prestige. Their daily work is based on using the best prime materials, which we choose with the greatest care: grapes from the best estates and vineyards and barrels made of the best oak from European and American woods.
Their aim is to obtain the best matured wines so that you can enjoy a wine for drinking, savouring and tasting again.
Hailed as the star red variety in Spain’s most celebrated wine region, Tempranillo from Rioja, or simply labeled, “Rioja,” produces elegant wines with complex notes of red and black fruit, crushed rock, leather, toast and tobacco, whose best examples are fully capable of decades of improvement in the cellar.
Rioja wines are typically a blend of fruit from its three sub-regions: Rioja Alta, Rioja Alavesa and Rioja Oriental, although specific sub-region (zonas), village (municipios) and vineyard (viñedo singular) wines can now be labeled. Rioja Alta and Alavesa, at the highest elevations, are considered to be the source of the brightest, most elegant fruit, while grapes from the warmer and drier, Rioja Oriental, produce wines with deep color, great body and richness.