Name: Motebuena
Rioja
Variety: 100% Tempranillo
Region: Rioja
Country: Spain
Year: 2010
Price: $8.95
Winery review: 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: At this tasting, I noticed that at least the bottle had been uncorked and had a tube covering, which helped the wine to breath at such a large tasting. This was a great red. It was tannic but not nearly as unpleasantly so, as the Delaroche. The nose was all cherry and the wine had very approachable acidity. I would definitely try this wine again; I should have gotten a bottle. I am definitely interested to try other Tempranillo varietals to compare.
I tasted this on its own with no food.
Variety: 100% Tempranillo
Region: Rioja
Country: Spain
Year: 2010
Price: $8.95
Winery review: 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: At this tasting, I noticed that at least the bottle had been uncorked and had a tube covering, which helped the wine to breath at such a large tasting. This was a great red. It was tannic but not nearly as unpleasantly so, as the Delaroche. The nose was all cherry and the wine had very approachable acidity. I would definitely try this wine again; I should have gotten a bottle. I am definitely interested to try other Tempranillo varietals to compare.
I tasted this on its own with no food.
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