Tasting- Ebano Ribera del Duero Tempranillo

Name: Ebano Ribera del Duero Tempranillo

Variety: Tempranillo

Region: Ribera del Duero

Country: Spain

Year: 2007

Price: $7.95

Wine Critic Review: "87 Points, Robert Parker, The 2007 Ebano 6 is 100% Tempranillo aged 4 months in French oak. Dark ruby red in color, it displays a pleasant bouquet of cedar, spice box, violets, black cherry, and blackberry. Medium- to fullbodied on the palate with savory flavors and plenty of spice, this racy, vibrant Tempranillo has enough structure to drink well over the next 5-6 years and is a very good value."

My Review: This wine had an overpowering smell of tobacco as well as fruit and spices. The spices were heavily present in the taste of the wine and there was some heat for an aftertaste. I was shocked that there was not fruit in the taste of this wine. A medium bodied wine with not much to it besides the spices in the taste and smell.

This wine was not tried with food.