Name: Monte Aman
Variety: Tempranillo
Region: Arlanza
Country: Spain
Year: 2009
Price: $5.95
Shop/wine
critic/Winery Review: Fermentation of selected grapes in stainless steel
tanks at controlled temperature. Aging in American oak casks for 5 months
followed by 3 months in the bottle before being released in the market. Inky
ruby. Ripe cherry and plum on the nose. Smooth and fleshy, with deep dark fruit
flavors complicated by bitter chocolate and anise. A spicy quality adds lift
and focus to the weighty fruit. Offers an appealing mix of power and energy and
drinks very well right now.
My Review: MMMMMMM,
Tempranillo, how I love this grape! I
started with a smell of this and the first thing I notice is that there was NO
spice. Not even a hint which is
something I am usually really good at catching (which I hope meant it wasn’t in
there). It all has some nice cherry
hints on the nose which was very predictable but nice. The taste of this wine totally caught me off
guard when I first tried it. WOAH
Chocolate! It literally hit the tongue
and I thought I was tasting a chocolate wine.
It really caught me off guard it was that awkward chocolate and alcohol mix. Now as I tasted it a few more times, the
chocolate did fade away and I got more cherry in it but the finish was all
chocolate. I was surprised, it did grow
on me and I really enjoyed it. This was
actually the bottle I bought and for its price there was no way I was going to
beat it! I am interested if the next
time I taste it will it still taste like chocolate? And of course, I cannot wait to open it with
some food because I think this wine will go great with any meal!
Food Review (link to
when I actually open it)
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