I was very surprised by this "wine." I got it as a stocking stuffer and didn't think much of it at the time. However, I'm willing to give anything at least a taste before I toss it out, and this unexpectedly came off as a rather pleasant dessert.
Nose is very much like Irish cream liqueur. I could not really detect any attributes from the wine portion initially, but towards the end of the glass slight aromas of cherry did come through over the chocolate.
It has a thinner viscosity than Irish cream, which is enough to enjoy an entire glass after dinner. Any more than a glass in one sitting, though, is a bit much.
Taste has some hints of berry, which only opened up after the glass was allowed to sit out and warm a bit. I opened the bottle at 53F, and finished tasting at just a hair below room temperature.
There is nothing terribly sophisticated about it; the tasting notes are very simple and slight yet they seem to compliment the chocolate cream well. This might be a favorable alternative to the more common chocolate liqueurs out there, whether used as a standalone drink or integrated into a cooking recipe.
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2/14/2016 - richspasc Does not like this wine: 70 Points
Great as a dare wine.
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11/11/2013 - davewr wrote: 70 Points
Not a wine to "age". Tasted like bad raspberry cough syrup.
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3/8/2013 - gripNsip wrote:
It sort of tastes like a white russian. Put it over ice. The dude abides.
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2/20/2013 - Rpbusby Likes this wine: 82 Points
I was very surprised by this "wine." I got it as a stocking stuffer and didn't think much of it at the time. However, I'm willing to give anything at least a taste before I toss it out, and this unexpectedly came off as a rather pleasant dessert.
Nose is very much like Irish cream liqueur. I could not really detect any attributes from the wine portion initially, but towards the end of the glass slight aromas of cherry did come through over the chocolate.
It has a thinner viscosity than Irish cream, which is enough to enjoy an entire glass after dinner. Any more than a glass in one sitting, though, is a bit much.
Taste has some hints of berry, which only opened up after the glass was allowed to sit out and warm a bit. I opened the bottle at 53F, and finished tasting at just a hair below room temperature.
There is nothing terribly sophisticated about it; the tasting notes are very simple and slight yet they seem to compliment the chocolate cream well. This might be a favorable alternative to the more common chocolate liqueurs out there, whether used as a standalone drink or integrated into a cooking recipe.
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12/25/2012 - VinoSpartyBob Likes this wine: 80 Points
Excellent w/ chocolate molten lava cake!
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