Spain

Rioja

Medium

Cork

From Tempranillo bush vines planted in 2000 in the 2.8ha Finca Valhontas vineyard, which lies on the northern edge of the Rioja Alta sub-region in Villalba, surrounded and protected by the pine forest that covers the chalky-clay slopes of the Montes Obarenes. Fermented with indigenous yeasts in concrete tanks with malolactic in second-use 500L oak barrels, before ageing for 14 months in the same barrels, then refined for an additional 18 months in concrete. Great detail and energetic verve, weaving sweet plum jam, fleshy poached cherry and herbal tomato leaf. Lovely balance between the plush fruit and the refreshing, balsamic lift. The savoury, fragrant notes of bay leaf and rosemary oil linger endlessly, with cherry also persisting in the background. Pure, enveloping and delicious.

Tempranillo

Ramón Bilbao, Lalomba Finca Valhonta, Rioja, Alta, Northern Spain, Spain, 2020

From Tempranillo bush vines planted in 2000 in the 2.8ha Finca Valhontas vineyard, which lies on the northern edge of the Rioja 

Ramón Bilbao, Lalomba Finca Valhonta, Rioja, Alta, 2020

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