Producer	Wine Name	Varietal	Reviewer	Rating	Vintage	Cost
ProducerLivermore Valley Cellars	Wine NameVino Rimanente	VarietalBlended Red	ReviewerMike Taylor	RatingExcellent	VintageN.V.	Cost$14.00
Livermore Valley Cellars (LVC) seems to have a reputation for making big wild wines. A perfect example is their Non Vintage Vino Rimanente. The wine is a blend of several varietals - in their words, "This, that and the other thing" - and the result is delicious. The wine starts off showing an opaque ruby core that fades to a purple rim. Smelling the wine fills your nose with an abundance of concentrated aromas. Smells of raspberry and black plum mix enticingly with spice, smoke, perfume, leather and hints of dark chocolate. The palate is a gastronomical treat with intense flavors of raspberry and chocolate that follows the nose. The ample body is solid with smooth fine-grained dusty tannins and generous warm alcohol that gives the wine a harmonious balance. Sensuous and smooth, there is good agreement between all the varietals. After tasting this wine we had the pleasure of pairing it with wild caught Alaskan salmon grilled with an olive oil and sweet chipotle marinade. The result was fantastic!
Color	Type	Maturity	Appellation	Country	State	County	Region
ColorRed	TypeTable	MaturityDeveloping	AppellationLivermore Valley	CountryUnited States	StateCalifornia	CountyAlameda	RegionNorth Coast (CA)
Date added: September 16, 2005
Superb: 95-100 | Excellent: 90-94 | Very Good: 85-89 | Good: 80-84 | Ordinary: 75-79 | Undrinkable: 50-74