Thursday, January 30, 2014

Tasting - Montebuena Rioja


Name: Montebuena Rioja
Variety: 100% Tempranillo 
Region: Rioja
Country: Spain
Year: 2010
Price: $8.95
Shop 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 and excellent value for Rioja." 
- Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar (September 2012) 90 pts.

My Review: Hot, mildly smokey, hints of spice, with the mid body of more smoke. Notes of blackcurrant came and went throughout. I drank it only moments after opening the bottle so there was not much time to breath. The body was mild to medium with a low alcohol feel. Perhaps after decanting like the review says the tannis would become more present and the fruit notes more clear. 

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