Patio Pounders

Easy-drinking summer wines.

favorite of the three, a 2006 Navarro Correas Malbec Coleccion Privada from Mendoza, Argentina. Surprisingly well-balanced, with a bit of oak, low acidity and a fruity palate. It’s a bit straightforward, but it was the...

Sitting down to dinner with a glass of Malbec and a world of memories.

serviceable were nothing to write about. Their wine list was concise but very appropriate. We had a (Cordes?) Navarro Malbec which was very good and $37. The waiters were attentive and helpful, if clumsy and not the most gracious...

them what they might suggest along the lines of a Malbec.

to go with cheese). Currently I’ve got: 2004 Navarro muscat blanc 2004 Haute Victoire Quincy 2004 J. Heinrich “Siglos” zweigelt 1998 Luca Abrate “Casteloé” barbera 2003 Luján de Cuyo...

2006 Thierry Puzelat Touraine In Cot We Trust Strange but good wine. Dark violet color. Nose is pine tar, barnyard and blackberries. Notes of cherry and earth. Not at all like an Argentine cherry-bomb Malbec — this is...

Noir – Morgan, Navarro, Edna Valley – but who can ever have too much Pinot? I made a trip to the ladies room to wash my hands, but mostly because I wanted to take a peek at the tiny kitchen. I was happy to see a big pile...

. A good bargain right at $20 considering his other offerings. My wine guy also invited me to try his Argentine malbec. I think I will next week.

Arboles Bodega Navarro Correas '05 Malbec (S/.60) which was very good. For our starter we had Ajies Rellenos Fuego del Inca S/.26 (described in English as Inka’s hot stuffed peppers from the Andes stuffed with shrimps,...

've got: 2004 Navarro muscat blanc 2004 Haute Victoire Quincy 2004 J. Heinrich “Siglos” zweigelt 1998 Luca Abrate “Casteloé” barbera 2003 Luján de Cuyo “Trilogie” cab-malbec-merlot

, and went with the only wine on the list we knew: a Navarro 2005 Mendocino Pinot. At $40 a bottle, markup was a bit more than double, which I guess isn’t too awful. I think it turned out to be a good choice with our food...

When it comes to California, my preferences are (in alphabetical order by winery): — Mount Eden Vineyards Estate Chardonnay, Santa Cruz Mountains AVA — Navarro Vineyards Première Reserve Chardonnay, Anderson Valley AVA...

buy regularly (and in quantity) — Ridge, Storrs, Edmunds St. John and Navarro.

such as Navarro or the others discussed in http://www.chowhound.com/topics/show/310856