Tasting -- Montebuena

Name: Montebuena
Variety: 100% Tempranillo
Region: Rioja
Country: Spain
Year: 2010
Price: $8.95

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

My Review: This wine tastes watered down. For a tempranillo I expected that typical spice on my palate but got nothing. It was really dull other than the slightest raspberry flavors I got right away when tasting.

I did not eat while tasting this wine.