Tasting - Montebuena

Name: Montebuena
Variety: Tempranillo
Region: Rioja
Country: Spain
Year: 2010
Price: $8.95
Wine 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 medium red color. It smelled like cherries with a hint of black currant. It had a very peppery taste, almost too peppery. There were slight hints of cherries in the taste. I thought this wine was ok.
Food: I did not taste this wine with food.