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Ramon Bilbao Edicion Limitada 2004
I had a look at the 2003 version of this wine just a couple of weeks ago and said that I was looking forward to trying the 04. Someone must be reading, as it turned up in a box last week.
The 03 was a selction of 604 barrels, the 04 is 704. I’m assuming that 2004 was a more widely successful year in Finca Valpierre, as an extra 22,500l of this wine was produced. The 04 is much more open and accessable right now, I think the quality here will out shine the 03, but they are both excellent wines.
The nose shows earthy, musky fruit right from the start: cherry and plum, coco, anise and light cinnamon. There is some nice wood towards in the back stalls. Plenty of rustic appeal in the mouth: lots of light, soft tannins that build texture leaving you with a fuzzy mouth feel that gets cleaned off to give the impression of excellent balance. Cherry and mulberry pie in the mouth, adding some more anise and pepper. Rich, but very savoury. Elegant, but a bit rustic. For the price, I think this seriously over delivers. 93 Pts.
Source: Broadway Liquor Distributors Price: $35 Closure: Conventional Cork
Web: www.bodegasramonbilbao.es
Other Vintages: 2003
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Yeah, elegant but a bit simple and perhaps lacking in high notes. It’s OK for the price bracket but I can’t see it as 93 points. Maybe 90.
I thought it had plenty going for it, great nose, very good tannins and bags of character. It would not be out of place with in a line up the 04 Roda I’m drinking now…
93 might be a bit enthusiastic, I had 91-93 in my notes, but I’ll stick by it.