Name: Montebuena Rioja
Variety: 100% Tempranillo
Region: Rioja
Country: Spain
Year: 2010
Price: $8.95
Winery Review:
"(100% Tempranillo,
raised entirely in American oak): Vivid ruby. 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 the young side but this wine drinks very well with an
hour or so of decanting; it's an excellent value for Rioja." - Stephen Tanzer's
International Wine Cellar (September 2012), 90 pts
My Review:
The smell for this wine was very soft with faint hints of cherry and of a woody smell. Reading the official review, I saw that it was raised entirely in American oak. The taste was also woody and I could taste the cherry in the wine. I also really liked the color of this wine!
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