Navarra

[Thomas]

Javier Asensio Estate Bottled; Crianza 2000
This wine clearly rides a fine line between Old and New World styling. Tempranillo-based, it has a subdued--no, subtle--nose that hints of parching sun-dried grapes, but the mouth is dry, clean, with fruit and finely balanced with wood, plus a touch of that wonderful Temp. dustiness. All for a whopping $13.
With yellow rice, roasted red peppers, onions, garlic, cilantro, and chorizo--great!

[Innkeeper]

Sounds lovely.

[hotwine]

Agree with IK. We've enjoyed the Palacio de Sada Crianza for the last two evenings, with tostados (ground beef, refried beans, onion, salsa on a spinach tortilla). The wine's fruit is just enough to temper the salsa. These Navarra wines are wonderful! And almost a Bordeaux-style blend.

[dananne]

Agree about Navarra. Have not tried Foodie's yet, but will look for it. Have enjoyed a Garnacha from Bodegas Principe de Viana (especially enjoyed the $7 tag) and Ochoa makes a nice Tempranillo/Cab blend from there, too.

[Thomas]

Dan,

It might be tough to find. It's one of those wines we specialized in at is-wine: small production, limited U.S. distribution, but good value.

There are hundreds of thousands of wines on the market but only a few hundred get press. It's uphill trying to get and then sell the remaining few hundred thousand of them, but we tried...

[This message has been edited by foodie (edited 08-19-2004).]