Hoya De Cadenas

[Innkeeper]

1996 Gandia, Hoya de Cadenas, Reserva ($8 Is-Wine). Very nice medium bodied wine with typical tempranillo characteristics of acid and tannin ahead of the fruit. Gives the impression that it will age for awhile, until you realize that in a few years you will just have acid and tannin. Anyhow, it is just about perfect right now. You don't even notice the 12 months it spent oak barrels. Matched very nicely with reheated stuffed peppers and corn on the cob. A terrific value.