Samantha Burek

9.2

Light and fruity! Loved it! — 9 years ago

M. Christopher Roebuck

8.9

Our table burned through it fast. Solid.

89+ points — 9 years ago

André Jönsson

9.3

En helt utmärkt ripasso. — 10 years ago

Michael Perry

9.2

Slighty spikey tannins, but still great mouth. Good none fruit. — 10 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

Jeff Burrows

8.9

Liked it a lot. Full body, bright acidity. Good value! — 11 years ago

Asha Clark

9.1

Semi full body. Not extremely tart. Nice finish — 12 years ago

Justin Smith

10

Drinking beautifully with lots of spice — 12 years ago

Ivan's Enriquez

9.6

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

Lizzie Farquhar

9.0

Ratchet jug of wine — 13 years ago

J B

9.5

Semi dry, not too sweet. Italian Perorino — 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

Matthew Cohen

9.2

2012. Awesome. Different. — 11 years ago

Mark Geller

9.8

Hoping I have these ordered correctly. Red wine #4 from last night. My clear favorite of the night. Then again, things started getting fuzzy after about the 3rd glass! — 12 years ago

with Amy, Dave and 3 others

Karen Benish

9.0

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

Tom Colangelo

9.1

Mel's favorite — 12 years ago

Rita Taylor

9.2

Good basic red — 13 years ago

Katie Pfahler

9.8

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

Chantelle Lafaille

9.5

Prosecco <3 — 13 years ago

Timothy Tubbs

9.0

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

Samuli Jokipaltio

9.2

Restaurant recommendation. Full bodied, oaked but very structured white. Very enjoyable. — 10 years ago

Caleb Krell

9.0

Should have bought more- a lot more. — 10 years ago

Marel Sitron

9.0

Sophisticated. Perfect blend of mild tannis and depth. — 11 years ago

Ned Gray Creed

9.3

Watch yo self. — 11 years ago

with Mark and Sean

Miranda Rake

8.9

Christmas with dad 👍 — 11 years ago

Nina Zie

9.0

Aromatic sparkler that would be good solo or for dessert, as it is quite sweet. Would be nice for summer too! — 12 years ago

Lisa Zawydiwski- Ahuja

9.9

Carlo is my best friend — 12 years ago

Poli Mus

9.6

Сладкое, 200 рублей. — 12 years ago

Christopher & Sarah Vandendriessche

Winemaker Elizabeth Spencer Wines

9.8

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

Hiroki Inoue

9.1

580円だけど結構深い。 — 13 years ago