Illinois Cellars

Velvet Red Red Blend

9.013 ratings
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Illinois, USA
Red Blend
Game, Baking Spices, Duck, Goose, Potato, Chili & Hot Spicy, White Rice, Exotic Spices, Pasta, Herbs, Beans & Peas, Onion, Chicken, Pork, Venison, Salami & Prosciutto, Pungent Cheese, Soft Cheese, Mushrooms, Tomato-Based, Turkey, Veal, Hard Cheese
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Stefani scimeca

Tastes like grape juice. Very good. 12%

Tastes like grape juice. Very good. 12%

1 person found it helpfulJan 22nd, 2016
Nicole Pigg

Sweet, but not overly so. Very good dinner wine!

Sweet, but not overly so. Very good dinner wine!

Jun 22nd, 2019
Spirit-Fire Dancer

Hints of woody smoke, but the primary notes were sweet concord grapes. Very tasty!

Hints of woody smoke, but the primary notes were sweet concord grapes. Very tasty!

Feb 4th, 2019
Jay Looney

It's a deep but translucent ruby, maybe like a pinot noir. The first things I'm smelling are sour green apples, and sickly sweet berries. There's also an undertone of sour cream. Very light body, medium acidity, and it feels high in tannin. The flavor is bubblegum, Concord grape juice, candy Bananas. There's an instant sweet sour zip up the tongue, a lingering sweetness, maybe an oily feeling over the tongue, and an even longer lingering but not too sweet flavor of strawberry and blackberry. The taste of alcohol is quite present.

It's a deep but translucent ruby, maybe like a pinot noir. The first things I'm smelling are sour green apples, and sickly sweet berries. There's also an undertone of sour cream. Very light body, medium acidity, and it feels high in tannin. The flavor is bubblegum, Concord grape juice, candy Bananas. There's an instant sweet sour zip up the tongue, a lingering sweetness, maybe an oily feeling over the tongue, and an even longer lingering but not too sweet flavor of strawberry and blackberry. The taste of alcohol is quite present.

Nov 22nd, 2016
Brandon Tierney

My go to favorite for dessert.

My go to favorite for dessert.

Oct 14th, 2016
Jennifer Greene-Van Der Karr

Way to sweet for me.

Way to sweet for me.

Jan 28th, 2016
Jag Haruna

Deliciously sweet and heavy but smooth.

Deliciously sweet and heavy but smooth.

Dec 27th, 2015
Magdalene Mae

Sweet!

Sweet!

Nov 27th, 2014
Abigayle Bickers

Sweet yummy red

Sweet yummy red

Sep 19th, 2013
Brandon Tierney

Brandon had this 8 years ago

Brandon had this 8 years ago

Oct 29th, 2016