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 VintageN.V. Label 21 of 22 
(NOTE: Label borrowed from 2017 vintage.)
TypeRed
ProducerIl Conte D'Alba (web)
VarietyRed Blend
DesignationStella Rosa Stella Rosso L'Originale
Vineyardn/a
CountryItaly
RegionItaly
SubRegionn/a
Appellationn/a
UPC Code(s)081434500151, 087872630139, 087872630351, 087872634465

Drinking Windows and Values
Drinking window: Drink between 2014 and 2014 (based on 33 user opinions)

Community Tasting History

Community Tasting Notes (average 84.7 pts. and median of 86 pts. in 133 notes) - hiding notes with no text

 Tasted by mrnbc9988 on 5/12/2024 & rated 70 points: On the sweet side for a red wine. (56 views)
 Tasted by tpremo on 12/24/2023 & rated 86 points: Madeline likes. Sparkling and sweet. (318 views)
 Tasted by Nadav.Narkiss on 2/25/2023 & rated 78 points: This is a sweet sparkling wine. Very similar to prosecco. (841 views)
 Tasted by WetRock on 12/4/2022: I did not know this is a sparkling wine. Shows that "semi-sweet" character but not over done. Otherwise a basic light reddish wine. I honestly expected a lot worse. Gifted from a work 'white elephant' sort of thing a few years back. Still 'fresh'. (1246 views)
 Tasted by SeattlePaul on 11/26/2022: Seems fun, but it's quite sweet. Possibly tasted at a bit too warm a temp. (1030 views)
 Tasted by Ajassoud on 7/30/2021 & rated 76 points: Too sweet for me (2127 views)
 Tasted by kmaloney on 6/7/2021: That’s a very raspberry tone (1976 views)
 Tasted by UMRich on 2/15/2021 & rated 85 points: Sweet with light fizz. Pleasant; short finish. Drank a glass lightly chilled then used the rest for hot mulled wine where it worked very well. Could see sangria applications too, but could be a bit cloying; I prefer most of the sweetness to come from the fruit rather than the wine (1959 views)
 Tasted by Bps52 on 2/10/2021 & rated 85 points: Very nice. Slightly carbonated feel. Sweet but not overly sweet. (1649 views)
 Tasted by kdettmar on 12/9/2020 & rated 50 points: Sickeningly sweet. Absolutely disgusting. (1678 views)
 Tasted by Rlowe44 on 9/25/2020: Terry used for Sangria. (2153 views)
 Tasted by Tara.Melton on 7/10/2020 & rated 100 points: Smooth, berry grape flavor, no after taste, sweet (2544 views)
 Tasted by Because1can on 2/4/2019 & rated 90 points: All I can say is haters gonna hate. This is not a wine for wine snobs. Having said that, this is still a nice drink for a well chilled wine on a hot summer's day. Sweet, which is clearly stated on the back of the bottle, but still has some faint traces of a red wine with a slight effervescence.

Can't really classify as any traditional wine I am familiar with but the low alcohol and deliciously refreshing chilled drink make it a great hot day wine. (2762 views)
 Tasted by bobbie marie on 7/2/2017: Nice for the price. Also the low alcohol precentage is good for certain occasions (5661 views)
 Tasted by The Audiophile's Wife on 6/30/2017: I opened this. Panicked. And used it as the base for sangria. (6020 views)
 Tasted by aponjose on 2/12/2017 & rated 88 points: Fruit flavor and sparkling. (5981 views)
 Tasted by Mspruce3 on 1/21/2017: Sweet and serve chilled. (6188 views)
 Tasted by garvens on 1/7/2017: Too sweet (5514 views)
 Tasted by IPT on 11/15/2016 & rated 65 points: Color: Strawberry red. Translucent.
Nose: sweet candy red.
Flavor: alcoholic grape juice - think a spritz but with much less character.
No depth or any real body. Bubbly, but in a flat sort of way. Sweet. Very light bodied. Serve chilled.

Modified original closing comments - they were unnecessarily harsh. That being said, this is still a very poor wine. Not entirely sure what the producers were thinking, but this bottle is so disappointing, it's hard to even categorize this as a wine. This bottle has more in common with a boone's farm bottle than any proper wine. (5800 views)
 Tasted by AnytimeWineTime on 6/10/2016 & rated 70 points: A low 5.5% ABV wine beverage that is sweet and lightly carbonated. It's like drinking a fizzy grape juice that is slightly spiked. Overpriced and not that good for 14 bones. Picture Welch's sparkling grape juice cocktail with a little bit of alcohol mixed in. Disappointed. Hard to even classify this as wine. (5526 views)
 Tasted by bobbie marie on 4/29/2016 & rated 95 points: this is a favorite (3097 views)
 Tasted by studleytrey on 2/5/2016 & rated 83 points: Gifted this to drink on our hotel balcony, and we didn't pay that much attention and were thrown a little bit on the pop, but chilled it a little and ended up finishing it some days later in the proper context/mindset, which really helps. Transparent cranberry red in color with some brown-orange flecks. Aromas of strawberries and cream, and some fortified, raisin notes on top. Lightly sweet and effervescent on the palate with an easy, fruity constitution, lowish acidity and finish, and flavors of strawberry, raspberry, black tea, and orange peel. This would be great with cheesecake. (3036 views)
 Tasted by rcorbin on 9/10/2015 & rated 92 points: Will need to purchase more of this wine. Very smooth and not too sweet. Light bodied and smooth finish. Hints of cheery and strawberry (3701 views)
 Tasted by richspasc on 8/7/2015 & rated 85 points: A good dessert wine. (3767 views)
 Tasted by Monaco on 8/1/2015 & rated 79 points: Not what I was anticipating (3097 views)
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