Name: Montebuena
Variety: Tempranillo
Region: Rioja
Country: Spain
Year: 2007
Price: $6.95
Wine Critic Review: "100% Tempranillo. Dark red. Spicy red berries and cherry on the nose, with hints of cracked pepper and dried rose. Crisp and dry on the palate, with spicy redcurrant and cherry flavors, light tannins and a fresh, energetic finish. An excellent value, and surprisingly elegant for this price point."
My Review: The smell of this wine was very spicy to me when I first sniffed it. I could then pick up hints of dark berries and cherries. The color was very dark red, therefore, I knew that those fruits would be present to me and I had a feeling that there would be a heavy presence of oak. That being said, when I tasted the wine I immediately knew the Oak Monster was present here! I could not taste any of the fruits which I smelled in the wine, the only additions I got was the heat the wine gave off. It was very intense, and lasted on the palate for a while which made for an interesting aftertaste. Overall, this was a medium-full bodied wine which I thought was a nice change from all the red wines which I have previously tried.
This wine was not tried with food.
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