Name: Montebuena
Variety: 100% Tempranillo
Region: Rioja
Country: Spain
Year: 2010
Price: $6.95
Tasting Date and Location: 28 March 2013 at Vintage Cellar
Winery review: Ripe cherry and blackcurrant 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 young side but this wine
drinks very well with an hour or so decanting; it’s an excellent value for
Rioja.
My review: This
wine like the Sainte
Victoire Cotes is subdued on the nose.
The tannins definitely come through initially and on the
mid-palate. This is a high-alcohol wine
and you can taste some of the heat. Otherwise this was a balanced wine that I
would recommend.
I tasted this on its own with no food.
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