Por La Vida

8.9

Cantaloupe, honeydew, lime zest on the palate. Subtle grassy hints, lemon lime, salt air on the nose. Enjoyable if simple. — 9 years ago

Alyse Villarreal

10

Fun, light, fruity, bubbly. I like very sweet wines and this is it. — 9 years ago

with Sal

Brad Henn

9.0

sharing with my good friend Buck! deep berry flavors, with rich tannins and mild oakiness. love this! — 10 years ago

with Alicia

Ross Cobb

Owner/Winemaker Cobb Wines, Winemaker Hirsch Vineyards, Claypool Cellars, Banshee Wines

9.1

A bit soft, but very cool to try — 10 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.1

Surprise! Bordeaux like in the nose showing cassis, cedar and mocha. This was the best 65 that I have ever tasted and everyone's favorite of the flight. — 11 years ago

Lily Mirabelle Freedman

9.0

A touch of dust but still gangbusters on the fruit. Coke-y sweetness and a cool time machine of a wine — 11 years ago

Miranda Rake

8.9

Christmas with dad 👍 — 11 years ago

Karen Benish

9.0

Had this on our getaway too. Favorite champagne that I've had so far — 12 years ago

Ivan's Enriquez

9.6

De los mejores asti que he probado me encanta — 12 years ago

Poli Mus

9.6

Сладкое, 200 рублей. — 12 years ago

Katie Pfahler

9.8

One of my favorite sparklings! Perfect for mimosas or just an after dinner treat — 13 years ago

Samantha Burek

9.2

Light and fruity! Loved it! — 9 years ago

Matt Austin

Owner/Winemaker, Grosgrain Vineyards, Walla Walla, WA

9.1

I don't know who Steve and Sandra are, but apparently they weren't thrilled with this gift since it ended up on Winebid. Their loss is my gain. — 9 years ago

Timothy Tubbs

9.0

Lite and crisp. Great for the price. — 9 years ago

Kyle Mueller

9.6

Incredible wine. Beautiful on the nose and a smooth velvety feel. Need to find more... — 10 years ago

Justin Ennis

9.3

This wine held up nicely. Full of dried red fruit and soft tannins. Very cool! — 11 years ago

Shivani Nayak

9.0

Sparkling, sweet — 11 years ago

Marcia Barr

9.0

enjoying with pork loin and apples — 11 years ago

Justin Smith

10

Drinking beautifully with lots of spice — 12 years ago

Tom Riley

9.7

After only a few sips I'm entranced. Subdued smokey fruit, a bit of minerality and great acid, mild tannins. This is a well crafted wine. Will definitely get more of this. Excellent. — 12 years ago

Rita Taylor

9.2

Good basic red — 13 years ago

Hiroki Inoue

9.1

580円だけど結構深い。 — 13 years ago

TheSkip

10

So, I came home yesterday and there was a package at the door. I wasn't expecting anything and looked at the sender. @Martin G Rivard ! Well then! I knew santa was over, but perhaps Easter Bunny Rivard had struck?

I opened the box with haste. Surely anything from @Martin G Rivard would be of high quality. I saw a flash of orange and though, oh my! But there was only one bottle and it was oddly shaped. This must be the limited edition, double magnum of @Jason Chang's Nine Suns cuvée! I ripped open as if it were Christmas and out came Carlo Rossi.

I'd never heard of this producer but I trusted Martin. This bottle came with a very handy pour handle at the top. I was excited. Although it was only 4pm, I remembered what @Bill Bender said about 3pm so, I thought to myself, why not?

Hurriedly, I came into the kitchen and got my favorite Zalto glass, as inspired first by @Roman Sukley. I retrieved my corkscrew and opened the knife only to discover that this was a convenient screw cap! How thoughtful of Martin!

Open it went and the room filled with a lovely sweet grape must. I knew this would be special. I grabbed my winestop given to me by @Ron R and inserted to to insure there would be not a drop wasted.

Into the glass and my excitement prevented any thought of a decant.

What a wine! Those Concord grapes - what has Welch's been thinking? They've missed out on one of the finest varietals I've ever encountered. I knew I was truly lucky to try this rare wine.

But something felt...off. And I realized, I had nothing to pair with this! Thankfully there was a full 4L in this bad boy. And the screw cap allowed for prompt resealing.

Away I went in the car. What oh what to have? Aih! Exactly! @Paul T told me about the heaven of pairing McNuggets. Off to Ol' McDonalds I went.

Twenty McNuggets and sweet and sour sauce please!

I scurried to the back, and carefully withdrew my Zalto from my backpack. Opening the McNuggets, I knew this would be special. And indeed, I am with words to describe the experience. Yet, again, I knew something just wasn't right. The wine wasn't presenting itself. So I thought, how can I classy this up? And then I remembered all of @David L's posts with the classy silver wine coaster.

I had to have one. I asked the chap at the counter of McDonalds, but the response I received was less than satisfactory. I had to solve this issue myself. Thankfully , while returning to my table, I spotted a HomeGoods store immediately next door. I ran across and found a lovely silver charger.

And finally, returning to my table, I was now all smiles! More smiles than @Mike R !

What a special evening. I really wanted to end this off right. I grabbed a dozen roses and rushed home to the wife. Half a bottle Rossi still intact!

I showed her the bottle and wow! You should have see her eyes. I then suggested we retire to the bedroom and this was met with prompt approval.

And with such a great night, I wanted a lovely memento. I gently placed the bottle against her and snapped a lovely shot that is sure to be on the cover of the next issue of BBB with @Bill Bender !

Thanks for thinking of me @Martin G Rivard ! — 9 years ago

Henry Fuseler

8.9

Very nice. Rosso. Thanks Mandy. 10/15. — 11 years ago

John David

9.6

An amazing experience. Beautiful balance and still lot's of life left. — 11 years ago

Greg Sorensen

9.1

On the bitter side of red vermouth and I like it. Needs a bit of taming from the ice but a nice special release from Martini. — 11 years ago

Nick Kocinski

9.0

I have loved other vintages more but still solid. — 12 years ago

Lisa Zawydiwski- Ahuja

9.9

Carlo is my best friend — 12 years ago

Mark Bellott

9.6

Quite good! — 12 years ago

Christopher & Sarah Vandendriessche

Winemaker Elizabeth Spencer Wines

9.8

Absolute focus, complex, sexy, delicious. — 13 years ago