Tasting - Montebuena Tempranillo
Variety: 100% Tempranillo
Region: Rioja
Country: Spain
Year: 2010
Price: $8.95
Winery Review: Ripe cherry and black currant on the nose and in the mouth. Pliant and seamless in texture, with good heft and back-end energy. Finishes smooth and sweet, with fine-grained tannins providing shape and grip. Still on the youn side but this wine drinks very well with an hour or so of decanting; it's and excellent value for Rioja.
My Review: In my wine experience so far, tempranillo has become my clear favorite and wines like this have helped me come to that conclusion. This had the peppery, spicy nose that I was looking for. The attack featured less spice and more black cherry and tobacco. The pepper came back strong, though, in the mid-palate and hung around through a long finish. As peppery spice is definitely my favorite aspect of a wine, I greatly enjoyed this tempranillo.
I did not try this with food.
Winery Review: Ripe cherry and black currant on the nose and in the mouth. Pliant and seamless in texture, with good heft and back-end energy. Finishes smooth and sweet, with fine-grained tannins providing shape and grip. Still on the youn side but this wine drinks very well with an hour or so of decanting; it's and excellent value for Rioja.
My Review: In my wine experience so far, tempranillo has become my clear favorite and wines like this have helped me come to that conclusion. This had the peppery, spicy nose that I was looking for. The attack featured less spice and more black cherry and tobacco. The pepper came back strong, though, in the mid-palate and hung around through a long finish. As peppery spice is definitely my favorite aspect of a wine, I greatly enjoyed this tempranillo.
I did not try this with food.
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