Tasting - Montebuena Tempranillo

Name: Montebuena
Variety: Tempranillo
Region: Rioja
Country: Spain
Year: 2010
Price: $8.95 

Shop 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 the young side but this wine drinks very well with an hour or so of decanting; it's an excellent value for Rioja (Vintage Cellar). 

Personal Review: The Montebuena Tempranillo had a really rich color that was deep redish purple. The nose of this wine was absolutely delightful. It had a very sweet nose of blackberries and jam. I was even more impressed when tasting the wine because it was smooth as silk going down. There were blackberries and raspberries on the palate.  I really loved this wine because I don’t tend to think of red wines as summer wines, but this proved that theory wrong. 

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