Vivacious Vino - Review of Cielo Pinot Grigio

Name: Cielo Pinot Grigio

Variety: 100% Pinot Grigio

Region: Montorso Vincentino

Country: Italy

Year: 2012

Price: $9.99

Alcohol Content: 12% 

With/Without Food: Without Food

Wine Review: Clean and fresh with balanced fruit and acidity and a hint of spice on the finish. Best drunk young.

My Review: The smell is fruity and a little acidic. As with most Pinot Grigios, this wine has smells and flavors of pears, apples, melon, and watermelon. This was also a little sweeter and I tasted something I hadn’t been able to name until this wine, which was Airhead’s taffy. It was like drinking either the watermelon or mystery flavored Airheads. Definitely yummy and for the price I think it was really good!

Vivacious Vino - Review of Conde Villar Vinho Verde DOC

Name: Conde Villar Vinho Verde DOC

Variety: 50% Loureiro, 40% Arinto, 10% Trajadura

Region: ?

Country: Portugal

Year: 2012

Price: $20 (on Wednesdays at Boudreaux’s it’s only $10)

Alcohol Content: 10.5% 

With/Without Food: Without Food

Wine Review: Visual: Bright and clear with light hay reflexes. Aroma: Abundant and elegant floral tones joined by pleasant and fresh citrus tones. Flavour: Complex structure. Round and soft with a good aftertaste. Perfect balance between alcohol and acidity.

My Review: The smell is fruity, no acidic smell. You can smell the fresh orchards of apples, a little citrus (lemon and grapefruit), pears and apricots. It is a sparkling white wine and is just the right amount of sweet and right amount of dry! When tasting you can taste the citruses from the smell plus a little lime and orange. The apple taste is like a green or yellow delicious apple. Again, the apricot flavor is there! So yummy!!!

Extra Notes: I always go to Boudreaux’s Wine Wednesday and while I always plan to try a new wine, I never make the commitment to it! I have to get this wine! Out of everything I’ve ever tried in my entire wine drinking life, this is my TOTAL favorite!

Vivacious Vino - Review of Angove Zibibbo Sparkling Moscato

Name: Angove Zibibbo Sparkling Moscato

Variety: 100% Moscato

Region: ?

Country: South Australia

Year: ?

Price: $15 (on sale for $7.95)

With/Without Food: No food




Wine Review: This is a tasty and generous Moscato that opens with plush aromas of honey, peach syrup, white flower and fragrant exotic fruit. There’s a nice sensation of fullness and creaminess in the mouth that is backed by the foamy effervescence of this sparkling dessert wine.

My Review: Very candy/sugary smell. Not sure if I smelled the exotic fruit, it sort of smelled like rotting fruit. Fruity flavored taffy and honey flavors. Very good for a sweeter wine. Love anything sparkling!

Vivacious Vino - Review of Fetzer Malbec

Name: Fetzer Malbec

Variety: 100% Malbec

Region: Mendoza

Country: Argentina

Year: 2011

Price: $15 (on sale for $7.95)

With/Without Food: No food




Wine Review: Delicious Malbec is 100% from Mendoza, Argentina. It has a vibrant red color with violet tones. Subtle and delicious aromas with an intense mixture of red fruits, plum and cherry jam. On the palate it’s juicy and has intense wood-like tannins that make it a rustic, yet versatile wine. Long finish.

My Review: Smell was similar to Tres Ojos Garnacha. The color was a great red and pink towards the outside. Again, this was peppery, and after tasting it definitely made your mouth water. Would have been good for a nice steak. Tasted plum and did like the cherry jam flavors, but as always reds aren’t really my thing. I think as I taste more though I might start to enjoy them more!

Vivacious Vino - Review of Tres Ojos Garnacha

Name: Tres Ojos Garnacha

Variety: 50% Syrah, 40% Grenache, and 10% Mourvedre

Region: Calatayud

Country: Spain

Year: 2011

Price: $6.95

With/Without Food: No food




Wine Review: "This semi-opaque ruby, custom cuvée of 50% Syrah, 40% Grenache and 10% Mourvedre is made specifically for Fran Kysela. It exhibits very fresh, ripe dark red fruit with very good palate weight and depth and ends with rich fruit notes. Made from organically grown grapes. Incredible value!" – I-WineReview 90 Points

My Review: Very peppery, chocolate, raisins, dates, dried dark fruits. Never a fan of the flavor that sticks around! Also, smelled and tasted a little bit of blueberry and maybe cranberries.