Tasting - "Montebuena Rioja 2010"
- Name: Montebuena Rioja 2010
- Vintage Cellar 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: This wine smelled of berries, with a hint of pepper. The taste of this Rioja was not very sweet with a spicy aftertaste. While I wouldn't rate my enjoyment of this wine as highly as the Delaroche from this tasting, I found this to be a fairly solid wine all in all. The only aspect in which I'm able to nitpick this wine for is that I disliked the spice of this wine, which while not overwhelming, I did not enjoy.
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