Ramón Bilbao Gran Reserva 2009

Tasting: Utterly classic gran reserva, a heady nose of sweet spices, black fruit, and toasted oak, combine perfectly with a palate of black plums, cassis, hedgerow fruits, cherry cola, granite, with plush and velvety tannin

Bodega: Bodegas Ramón Bilbao

Region: D.O.Ca Rioja

Grape: Tempranillo, Graciano, Mazuelo

Aging: 30 months in American oak, followed by 48 months in bottle

Vintage: 2012

Alcohol: 14% 

Closure: Cork