Ramon Bilbao Rioja Mirto 2018 vs Savigny-Lès-Beaune 'Les Bas Liards', Pierre Meurgey 2020
Compare current tracked prices, stockists and core specifications. Savigny-Lès-Beaune 'Les Bas Liards', Pierre Meurgey 2020 currently starts £0.05 lower.
| Availability | In stock | In stock |
|---|---|---|
| Best current price | £44.95 | £44.90 |
| Current stockists | 1 merchant | 1 merchant |
| Producer | Ramon Bilbao | Pierre Meurgey |
| Style | Red | Red |
| Grape | Tempranillo | Pinot Noir |
| Region | Rioja | — |
| Country | Spain | — |
| Size | 750ml | 750ml |
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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.> '
Savigny-Lès-Beaune 'Les Bas Liards', Pierre Meurgey 2020
Pierre Meurgey is one of Burgundy's quieter overachievers — a négociant and grower who has spent decades navigating the Côte de Beaune with an unusually sharp eye for value. Les Bas Liards is a lieu-dit in Savigny-lès-Beaune, sitting at the southern end of the village where the soils lean chalky and the vines catch good afternoon light. It's Pinot Noir doing what Savigny does best: neither the weight of Pommard nor the ethereal precision of Chambolle, but something winningly its own — earthy, bright, and honest. The 2020 vintage gave producers ripe, generous fruit with enough structure to age gracefully, and Meurgey has handled it with restraint. This is village-level Burgundy that punches with confidence: red cherry and iron, a little woodland floor, and tannins fine enough to drink now with a slight chill.
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