Bodegas Montecillo

Crianza Rioja Tempranillo

8.772 ratings
8.22 pro ratings
La Rioja, Spain
Tempranillo
Lamb, Tomato-Based, Polenta, Hard Cheese, Pork, Beef, Pasta, Mushrooms, Soft Cheese, Chicken, Venison, Exotic Spices, Potato, Turkey, Beans & Peas, Herbs, Baking Spices, Pungent Cheese, Duck, Salami & Prosciutto, White Rice, Chili & Hot Spicy, Lasagna, Pizza, Barbecue, Mexican Cuisine, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
Sofia Horvath

Smells sort if smokey. Tastes really young. Acidic.

Smells sort if smokey. Tastes really young. Acidic.

1 person found it helpfulMar 19th, 2014
Saman Hosseini

Writer Maison Abattoir

8.5

Better than the current 2007 Reserva if you ask me, though more rustic and muddled, with solid black cherry fruit and leather. Despite the indiscriminate grape selection of the crianza, the French oak makes it a serviceable bottle.

Better than the current 2007 Reserva if you ask me, though more rustic and muddled, with solid black cherry fruit and leather. Despite the indiscriminate grape selection of the crianza, the French oak makes it a serviceable bottle.

1 person found it helpfulAug 12th, 2013
Tim Cromwell

Great for the price, dark fruit, good medium finish

Great for the price, dark fruit, good medium finish

Mar 5th, 2016
Lloyd Everard

Ok. Good with the food. Some spice and fruit

Ok. Good with the food. Some spice and fruit

Jan 3rd, 2016
Colin Cahoon

Leather, oak and blackberry. A bit too much acid. Nothing near the complexity or balance I'd prefer, but it is just a crianza.

Leather, oak and blackberry. A bit too much acid. Nothing near the complexity or balance I'd prefer, but it is just a crianza.

Oct 9th, 2015
Stewart Higgins

Good wine, but nothing super special.

Good wine, but nothing super special.

Oct 6th, 2015
Joseph Guzzetta

Had lunch at the restaurant owned by Osborne Bodegas http://www.osborne.es/en/productos/ in the mercado San Antón in Madrid.

Had lunch at the restaurant owned by Osborne Bodegas http://www.osborne.es/en/productos/ in the mercado San Antón in Madrid.

Jul 3rd, 2015
Walter Alvarez

Don't think I'll buy this again. Not terrible, but not all that good either.

Don't think I'll buy this again. Not terrible, but not all that good either.

Apr 3rd, 2015
Alana Chang

Dad serves this wine on 12/27/14

Dad serves this wine on 12/27/14

Dec 27th, 2014
David Thibodeau

Lots of spiciness and woody notes. A little too acidic and a bitter finish.

Lots of spiciness and woody notes. A little too acidic and a bitter finish.

Dec 8th, 2014