C R Cellars

Fortissimo Red Blend

9.017 ratings
8.81 pro ratings
California, 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
Top Notes For
Sean Trapani

Founder/Educator Wine Fluent, Consultant ABC Fine Wines & Spirits

8.8

Wine as comfort food. Black grapes, butter-soft tannin, off dry-to-sweet finish, and enough acidity to make it fun with spaghetti and meatballs with a slice of pizza pie.

Wine as comfort food. Black grapes, butter-soft tannin, off dry-to-sweet finish, and enough acidity to make it fun with spaghetti and meatballs with a slice of pizza pie.

Mar 17th, 2016
Sam Agami

Fantastic jug wine. Old school, drinkable and flavorful. Fruity with tanins and no sweetness, just like homemade backyard wine...

Fantastic jug wine. Old school, drinkable and flavorful. Fruity with tanins and no sweetness, just like homemade backyard wine...

Dec 19th, 2018
Sam Agami

Wow, old school perfection! California wine from a forgotten age. Pure Italian-American greatness. Reminds me of the wine my childhood landlord would make from the vines that grew behind our house just upstate from NYC. Dark fruits abundant, soft acidity and tanins, nice touch of oak, without obscuring the graps as so many California wineries are obsessed with doing for some reason these days. Found this at a random liquor store on a road trip, will seek it out now. Even better than the Cribari Chianti or Coppola Rosso, which were my previous favorite in this genre, the wonderfully underappreciated "backyard" wine...

Wow, old school perfection! California wine from a forgotten age. Pure Italian-American greatness. Reminds me of the wine my childhood landlord would make from the vines that grew behind our house just upstate from NYC. Dark fruits abundant, soft acidity and tanins, nice touch of oak, without obscuring the graps as so many California wineries are obsessed with doing for some reason these days. Found this at a random liquor store on a road trip, will seek it out now. Even better than the Cribari Chianti or Coppola Rosso, which were my previous favorite in this genre, the wonderfully underappreciated "backyard" wine...

Dec 15th, 2018
Ben Dunlap

Great with pizza

Great with pizza

Mar 4th, 2018
Joseph Guzzetta

Family

Family

Dec 25th, 2017
Chad Weinman

Great table jug wine

Great table jug wine

Mar 27th, 2016
Elle Platter

My in-laws always have this on hand...like water :)

My in-laws always have this on hand...like water :)

Jun 30th, 2015
Michael Mendes

The bud light of wines. It has its time and place - not very often and at Gramps' house.

The bud light of wines. It has its time and place - not very often and at Gramps' house.

May 24th, 2015
kelli simeon

One of my all time faves, always have some in the house!

One of my all time faves, always have some in the house!

May 14th, 2015
Rudy Zerquera

House staple, always one in the house!

House staple, always one in the house!

Jun 28th, 2014