Variety: 100% Tempranillo
Region: Rioja
Country: Spain
Year: 2010
Price: $8.95
Winery Review: "(100% Tempranillo, raised entirely in American oak): 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: This wine was rather bland and didn't really impress, as far as nose or taste. I found it particularly difficult to detect very much besides a hint of cherry in the nose. In addition, I found the taste of the wine to be very mellow, with mild hints of earth and plum. As a whole, I thought the wine was very light and could have used a little more punch.
I tasted this on its own with no food.
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