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Ramos-Paul, Tinto 2006

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By Daniel Min · Tasted 2020-01-25 · Published 2026-09-19 · Updated 2026-09-19

In one paragraphRamos-Paul Tinto 2006 is a red wine from Bodega Ramos-Paul, a small family winery in the Serranía de Ronda (under the Sierras de Málaga designation) in Andalusia, Spain, blending Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Merlot at 14.5% ABV. The region's wine tradition was largely wiped out by phylloxera in the late 19th century and stayed dormant for most of the 20th, until a revival led in the 1980s–90s by Prince Alfonso de Hohenlohe and German-born winemaker Frederic Schatz brought it back. Ramos-Paul sits between the Grazalema and Ronda mountain ranges, near the Roman ruins of Acinipo. On Vivino, this 2006 vintage has 900 ratings averaging 4.4 (1,265 across all vintages, averaging 4.3) — one of the highest community averages of any wine covered in this magazine. No critic scores are on record. The nose leads with oak and tobacco (83 mentions), followed by black fruit (41) and red fruit (31). Structure: intensity 4.1/5, acidity 3.1, tannin 3.0. The recommended drinking window is 2008–2018, and by the time Daniel opened it in January 2020, that window had already closed. I scored it 4. World average price: US$52 per 750ml ex-tax (Wine-Searcher, Sept 2026) per 750ml, ex-tax (Wine-Searcher).

Ramos-Paul, Tinto 2006 bottle — my own photo, 2020.01 — Photo: Daniel Min, 2020.01 (Vivino log)

4.0

Father's rating / 5 ★★★★☆

4.4

Vivino 2006 vintage average (900 ratings)

No critic score on record

World average US$52

World average price (Wine-Searcher)

At a glance

Producer

Bodega Ramos-Paul

Region

Spain · Serranía de Ronda (Sierras de Málaga)

Grapes

Tempranillo · Cabernet Sauvignon · Syrah · Merlot

Alcohol

14.5%

Style

Full-bodied, medium acidity (Vivino: Spanish Málaga)

Drinking window (Vivino)

2008 – 2018

Food pairing

Beef, Veal, Poultry, Pasta

World average price

World average US$52 / 750ml (ex-tax, Wine-Searcher, Sept 2026)

In one line

4.0/5 — lower than Vivino's 4.4 average · world avg price US$52 · Wine had been all but forgotten in Ronda and the Sierras de Málaga for nearly a century after phylloxera, until Prince Alfonso de Hohenlohe and Frederic Schatz revived it in the 1980s and '90s.

No critic scores listed on Vivino

Market note: Korean market availability was not checked (this site covers only overseas retail and Wine-Searcher's world average price). Daniel's note about it being 'ranked #1 red from Spain in Korea' reflects his own observation of the Vivino Korea rankings at the time (2020); it isn't a ranking this site has independently verified.

Father's note — Daniel Min

Original author of the notes

2020-01-25 4.0 ★★★★☆

“Deep red purple. 깔끔한 코르크 상태, 까쇼에서 느끼는 Blackcurrant, cassis, rose, vanilla 아로마. 시라즈, 템프라뇨의 velvety smooth full body, raison, cranberry, forest fruits, pomegranate, dried red. Last flavor 로는 tobacco, pepper, soy sauce, long finish 메를롯 블렌딩인데도 방해 없이 very smooth함, 15년 숙성의 힘, 복합적이지만 가벼운 올드 빈티지, 좀 더 깊은 맛의 올드 빈티지보단 가벼움. 누구나 좋아할 맛의 올드 빈티지 침전물 많아요. 디켄팅 해서 드심 좋을 것 같아요. 처음 맛에 왜 한국 스페인 레드 랭킹 1위임을 알 수 있어요.”

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“Deep red purple. 깔끔한 코르크상태, 까쇼에서 느끼는 Blackcurrant, cassis, rose, vanilla 아로마. 시라즈, 템프라뇨의 velvety smooth full body, raison, cranberry, forest fruits, pomegranate, dried red. Last flavor 로는 tobacco, pepper, soy sauce, long finish 메를롯 블랜딩이데도 방해없이 very smooth함, 15년숙성의 힘, 복합적이지만 가벼운 올빈, 좀더 깊은 맛의 올빈보단 가벼움. 누구나 좋아할 맛의 올빈 침전물 많아요. 디켄팅 해서 드심 좋을것 같아요. 처음맛에 왜 한국 스페인 레드 랭킹1위임을 알 수 있어요~”

Min Haru Aspiring sommelier Level 1 · Cork

OakBlack fruitRed fruitA memory from January, at twenty-one

What I learned today: an old wine needs a moment of rest before it's poured.

Lunch hour, at my desk. I leave the lid of my lunchbox off and open Father's notebook. Everyone else has gone out; the afternoon meeting slides glow on my monitor. Master Seo said he'd open a bottle tonight, and I wanted to read its page ahead of time.

Father's notes are usually short, but this one was long. A string of aromas, and only at the end: "An old vintage anyone would love, lots of sediment." When Father wrote politely, as if to someone else, it was a bottle he wanted to recommend. That much I know now.

In the evening Master Seo tilted the bottle over a candle and poured it into a decanter. I could see dark grains gathering at the neck. At my nose: blackcurrant, vanilla, and at the end something like tobacco and soy sauce. Deep winter when I was twenty-one, a glass jug on the kitchen table, something red slowly settling in it. Father only said, "Wait." I didn't know the bottle's name that day, and I don't now.

I only finished half my lunch. What I learned today: an old wine needs a moment of rest before it's poured.

Across the counter, Haru watches Master Seo tilt the bottle over a candle into a decanter.

What this wine is

The Serranía de Ronda sits right next to Málaga on the Mediterranean, but its 700–1,100m elevation gives it an unusually cool, continental climate for Andalusia. The Roman ruins of the town of Acinipo show vines grew here long ago, but phylloxera devastated the region's vineyards in the late 19th century, and its wine tradition was largely forgotten for nearly a century afterward.

Two people put the region back on the map in the 1980s and '90s: Prince Alfonso de Hohenlohe, a German-descended noble also known as a developer of Marbella, and German-born winemaker Frederic Schatz. Each independently planted modern vineyards and built wineries near Ronda, reigniting the long-dormant 'Serranía de Ronda' wine tradition. Larger and smaller bodegas followed in their wake, and the Sierras de Málaga designation of origin was the eventual result.

Ramos-Paul is a small family bodega within that revival, set between the Grazalema and Ronda mountain ranges near the Roman ruins of Acinipo. It grows Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Merlot, hand-harvesting into 19kg crates and ageing in French oak. Its stated philosophy leans toward minimal intervention: 'the earth makes the wine, and people shouldn't interfere.'

Haru — At lunch, Haru opens Father's notebook beside her lunchbox at her office desk. — **Haru** At lunch, Haru opens Father's notebook beside her lunchbox at her office desk.

What the world says

This 2006 vintage has 900 Vivino ratings averaging 4.4 (1,265 across all vintages, averaging 4.3) — one of the highest community averages of any wine covered in this magazine. No critic scores are on record. The flavor keywords lead with oak, tobacco and vanilla (83 mentions), followed by black fruit like blackberry and plum (41) and red fruit like cherry and raspberry (31), with smoky, leathery earth notes (27). Structure: intensity 4.1/5, acidity 3.1, tannin 3.0 — a full-bodied profile with tannins rounded out by age, typical of a well-aged red.

The recommended drinking window is 2008–2018, and this 2006 vintage actually rates higher than the only other vintage Vivino has on record, 2005 (4.2, 232 ratings). Daniel's note about being 'ranked #1 red from Spain in Korea' appears to be his own reading of the Vivino Korea leaderboard at the time, and this site hasn't been able to reconfirm it independently — though a 4.4 average across 900 ratings goes a long way toward explaining that impression.

How I drank it

25 January 2020, 4 stars. "Deep red purple. Clean cork condition, Blackcurrant, cassis, rose, vanilla aroma like you get from Cabernet Sauvignon. Velvety smooth full body like Shiraz or Tempranillo..." the note begins, continuing: "...tobacco, pepper, soy sauce, long finish — very smooth despite the Merlot blend, the power of 15 years of ageing." Daniel wrote '15 years of ageing' here, but drinking a 2006 vintage in January 2020 actually puts it at 13 full years, or close to 14 counting from bottling — most likely a rounded-up estimate written in the moment, which I'm correcting here.

The note closes: "An old vintage everyone would like, lots of sediment. Would recommend decanting it. From the first sip you can tell why it's ranked #1 red from Spain in Korea~" His observation that it's 'complex but light for an old vintage' is interesting — even while scoring it a 4, he weighs it coolly against other aged wines he's had, noting it's lighter than some deeper old vintages he's tasted. That's 0.4 points under the Vivino community average of 4.4, but both his 4 and the overwhelming 4.4-from-900 community score point the same direction: this wine earns its reputation less on value-for-money and more on sheer polish.

Vivino community data

2006 vintage rating distribution (900 ratings, average 4.4)

5★		178 (20%)
4★		642 (71%)
3★		74 (8%)
2★		3 (0%)
1★		3 (0%)

Most-mentioned aromas

Family	Mentions	Top keywords
Oak	83	oak 29 · tobacco 16 · vanilla 15 · chocolate 11 · cigar 6
Black fruit	41	blackberry 16 · plum 14 · black fruit 7 · blackcurrant 2 · dark fruit 1
Red fruit	31	red fruit 15 · cherry 7 · raspberry 5 · cranberry 1 · fresh strawberry 1
Earth	27	smoke 15 · leather 5 · ashy 2 · iron 2 · cocoa 1
Dried fruit	9	raisin 8 · dried fruit 1
Spice	6	pepper 6
Yeast & cream	6	cheese 5 · cream 1

Structure: Acidity 3.1/5 · Intensity 4.1/5 · Tannin 3.0/5

Average by vintage (all vintages: 1265 ratings, average 4.3)

Vintage	Average	Ratings
2006	4.4	900
2005	4.2	232

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Frequently asked questions

What kind of wine is Ramos-Paul Tinto?

A red from Bodega Ramos-Paul, a small family winery in the Serranía de Ronda (Sierras de Málaga) in Andalusia, Spain, blending Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Merlot. Vivino: 900 ratings averaging 4.4 — one of the highest community averages covered in this magazine.

How much does it cost?

The Wine-Searcher world average price is still being confirmed (US$52 per 750ml ex-tax (Wine-Searcher, Sept 2026)). Korean retail pricing isn't covered on this site.

What food pairs well with it?

Vivino users suggest beef, veal, poultry and pasta. With intensity at 4.1/5, this full-bodied red is a particularly good match for grilled red meat.

What kind of wine region is the Serranía de Ronda?

It's an Andalusian region near Málaga that, thanks to its 700–1,100m elevation, has an unusually cool climate. Phylloxera nearly erased its wine tradition in the late 19th century; a revival led by Prince Alfonso de Hohenlohe and winemaker Frederic Schatz in the 1980s–90s brought back modern vineyards, resulting in today's Sierras de Málaga designation of origin.

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Ramos-Paul, Tinto 2006

At a glance

In one line

Father's note — Daniel Min

What this wine is

What the world says

How I drank it

Vivino community data

2006 vintage rating distribution (900 ratings, average 4.4)

Most-mentioned aromas

Average by vintage (all vintages: 1265 ratings, average 4.3)

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