Comparison of two Crianza wines

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I don't buy by the case, but if I did, Spain would be heavily represented.
for QPR I love Spanish Monastrell from Jumilla, several basic crianza Riojas and Navarras (ramon bilbao, cosme palacio y hermanos) and Cava is the best cheap bubbly out there if you look for the good ones.
Just last week I had Mas Donis from Montsant(?) wherever that is, for $11.35... I'd buy a bunch of them if I wasn't about to move...
and for aging, ribera del duero is one of my favorite wines. the reservas and gran reservas of alejandro fernandez' pesquera and condado de haza are as good as wine gets in my book, and of course there are tons of great reserva riojas.... muga for one, and others... Priorat is great also...

Overall, Spain is probably my 2nd favorite wine producing country after France. Italy is climbing, though... The old U.S.A. finishes just out of the medals...

Had a good '04 Vacqueyras tonight, by the way... Earthy, spicey... great with a lentil dish of mine. Youthful, though...