Bodegas Ramón Bilbao

Mirto Rioja Tempranillo

8.910 ratings

8.82 pro ratings

La Rioja, Spain

Tempranillo

Lamb, Tomato-Based, Polenta, Hard Cheese, Pork, Beef, Pasta, Mushrooms, Soft Cheese, Chicken, Venison, Exotic Spices, Potato, Turkey, Beans & Peas, Herbs, Baking Spices, Pungent Cheese, Duck, Salami & Prosciutto, White Rice, Chili & Hot Spicy, Lasagna, Pizza, Barbecue, Mexican Cuisine, Onion, Shallot, Garlic

Top Notes For

8.8

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

8.7

2008. Another burly but promising vintage of this intriguing wine.

2008. Another burly but promising vintage of this intriguing wine.

Sep 27th, 2013

Andrew Davidoff

9.0

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.

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

9.1

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.

May 25th, 2015

Juan Luis Roman

8.5

Overrated...

Overrated...

Mar 1st, 2015

District Prestige Manager for Metro NY Treasury Wine Estates (TWE)

8.9

Ken had this 10 years ago

Ken had this 10 years ago

Jul 13th, 2014

9.1

Anne had this 8 years ago

Anne had this 8 years ago

Jun 26th, 2016

9.0

Javier had this 9 years ago

Javier had this 9 years ago

Apr 6th, 2016

Denis Yurchenko

9.4

Denis had this 10 years ago

Denis had this 10 years ago

Jul 11th, 2014

9.0

Hermann had this 11 years ago

Hermann had this 11 years ago

Oct 10th, 2013