Clos du Val Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 vs Ramon Bilbao Rioja Mirto 2018
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| Availability | Out of stock | In stock |
|---|---|---|
| Best current price | — | £44.95 |
| Current stockists | — | 1 merchant |
| Producer | Clos du Val | Ramon Bilbao |
| Style | Red | Red |
| Grape | Cabernet Sauvignon | Tempranillo |
| Region | — | Rioja |
| Country | — | Spain |
| Size | 750ml | 750ml |
| Where to buy | No current tracked offers |
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Clos du Val Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
Clos du Val are legndary for their wine making in the Napa Valley. This is a concentrated yet well balanced Cabernet. The palate is rich and complex with supple blackcurrant fruits and more complex characters of wood spice and graphite pencil. The texture is focused with well structured tannins and great acidity. A wine that drinks brilliantly now and will age well for the next decade. This wine is made from a blend of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Cabernet Franc and 7% Merlot. The vines for this predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon blend are up to 29 years old and grow in gravelly clay loam. Fermented in stainless steel tanks with 2 pumpovers daily. The wine is aged in French and Hungarian oak barrels for 20 months, 65% of which is new oak.
Ramon Bilbao Rioja Mirto 2018
' Ramon Bilbao is a renowned Spanish winery based in Rioja, known for producing high-quality wines that blend tradition with innovation. Established in 1924, the winery specializes in crafting elegant, complex wines, with a focus on Tempranillo grapes. Their top-tier wine, Mirto, is made from old vines in select vineyards and is produced only in exceptional years, reflecting the excellence and craftsmanship that define the Ramon Bilbao legacy. The Mirto vineyards are spread across eight villages near Haro, with vines that are over 90 years old. Each year, the best vineyards are carefully chosen to create Mirto. For this vintage, the grapes come from the Villalba area, 650 meters above sea level, in a tough growing environment. The soil is sandy, with some sandstone, and the climate is mild with an Atlantic influence. The grapes are carefully selected and fermented at a controlled temperature. The wine undergoes malolactic fermentation in barrels using the batonnage technique. It is aged for 18 months in new French oak barrels with a chosen level of toasting. The wine is bottled without clarification or filtration. High-intensity ruby red. Clean, bright, and with dense tears. Aromas of fresh black fruit and ripe cherries. Notes of white pepper, eucalyptus forest, and mint. Tertiary aromas from the oak are expressed with touches of dark chocolate, coffee, and cigar box. On the palate, it is long and unctuous, with fresh acidity and mature tannins. The season was marked by a long, harsh, and rainy winter, causing a 15-day delay compared to other years. Despite this, the grapes reached perfect ripeness and balance before harvest, which began in early September. Production was 10% higher than average, and the vintage was rated as ''Good'' by the Regulatory Council.> '
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