Carchelo Jumilla

[Innkeeper]

2000 Vinedos Agapito Rico, Carchelo, Jumilla (DDO)[$9 Is-Wine]. Composition is 50% Monastrell (Mourvedre), 30% Tempranillo, and 20% Merlot. Wonderful value. Has a hue that you'd expect with these three grapes; very seductive. Nice red fruit on nose and up front. A little spice, and very smooth and chewy tannin across the palate with a pleasant finish. Matched well with boiled fillet steaks.

[hotwine]

Ack! Surely you mean "broiled"? Hoping that was a WW-style typo.....

[Thomas]

WW would have typed boilt...

[Innkeeper]

Actually saw a sign for steamed hamburgers in a diner last week. However these tender pieces of commissary cow were broiled.

[hotwine]

Whew!

[Thomas]

steamed hamburgers--now I've heard it all.

[Innkeeper]

It was down in CT which is closer to thee than me. Did have a good breakfast of Kielbasa and eggs, not just a big round hunk with the eggs, but sort of cut julienned, with old fashioned home fries with onions. Mmmm good.