- Añejamiento: 14 months in oak
- País: España
- Región: Rioja
- Varietal: 100% Tempranillo
The Crianza was aged in French and American oak for 14 months. It is purple-colored with aromas of cedar, tobacco, balsamic, spice box, and blackberry. This leads to a medium-bodied wine with ample spicy, ripe fruit, good balance, and enough structure to evolve for 2-3 years. This traditionally styled Rioja can be enjoyed now and over the next 8-10 years.
– Jay Miller (Robert Parker, Wine Advocate)
"This plush, modern red frames black cherry jam flavors with tobacco and dark chocolate notes. Thick and juicy, with well-integrated tannins and a clean finish. Drink now through 2010.
– Thomas Mattews (Wine Spectator)
About the Estate:
Bodegas Ramón Bilbao were founded by Ramón Bilbao Murga in 1924, an experienced wine trader who had been selling wine since 1896 from premises at Calle Las Cuevas in Haro. Ramón Bilbao was a forward-looking grape grower; a pioneer in the art of ageing.
The development of top-quality wines together with innovation while respecting the purest Riojan tradition represented by the history of the wines of Ramón Bilbao, are the trademark of this emblematic company in Rioja Alta. The philosophy that inspires the work carried out at the winery is the same philosophy that has prevailed, generation after generation, turning the men and women who work at our bodega into true experts in the art of ageing wines: grapes from different estates and vineyards, casks made of oak from European and American forests, and all of this enhanced by the care and know-how of our team. www.bodegasramonbilbao.es
– Jay Miller (Robert Parker, Wine Advocate)
"This plush, modern red frames black cherry jam flavors with tobacco and dark chocolate notes. Thick and juicy, with well-integrated tannins and a clean finish. Drink now through 2010.
– Thomas Mattews (Wine Spectator)
About the Estate:
Bodegas Ramón Bilbao were founded by Ramón Bilbao Murga in 1924, an experienced wine trader who had been selling wine since 1896 from premises at Calle Las Cuevas in Haro. Ramón Bilbao was a forward-looking grape grower; a pioneer in the art of ageing.
The development of top-quality wines together with innovation while respecting the purest Riojan tradition represented by the history of the wines of Ramón Bilbao, are the trademark of this emblematic company in Rioja Alta. The philosophy that inspires the work carried out at the winery is the same philosophy that has prevailed, generation after generation, turning the men and women who work at our bodega into true experts in the art of ageing wines: grapes from different estates and vineyards, casks made of oak from European and American forests, and all of this enhanced by the care and know-how of our team. www.bodegasramonbilbao.es