Tasting - Montebuena Tempranillo

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

Critic 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 had a very pretty deep-purplish red color.  It smelled strongly of blackcurrant and berries.  The taste was very similiar in the smell, as the blackcurrant and berries jumped out at me.  I could also taste cherries, and it tasted somewhat like a jam.  This wine was low on tannins and easy to drink.  I really enjoyed this smooth, red wine.  I have come to realize that I am definitely a fan of Tempranillo, as I have enjoyed all of them that I have tasted. 

I tasted this wine without food.