Belle Glos
Dairyman Russian River Valley Pinot Noir
Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, California, USA
Love this! If you like Meomi you will love this one. Its a good pinot noir for Cab drinkers.
Love this! If you like Meomi you will love this one. Its a good pinot noir for Cab drinkers.
6 people found it helpfulDec 6th, 2015
Dark and opaque. Earthy nose. Unusually heavy and thick for a Pinot, particularly a Cali Pinot. Give this at least two hours in decanter.
Dark and opaque. Earthy nose. Unusually heavy and thick for a Pinot, particularly a Cali Pinot. Give this at least two hours in decanter.
3 people found it helpfulOct 19th, 2016
Smoke and intense red fruit with just a slight bite of currant and earth.
Smoke and intense red fruit with just a slight bite of currant and earth.
2 people found it helpfulNov 19th, 2016
Went back to the well...
Beginning to see the flavor profiles that divide the Belle Glos vineyards.
Jam compote, sandalwood and dark cherries on the nose. Palette less nuanced from what I have come to expect. The plushness and density also falls a little short. Great profile of rich, dark overripe fruits. Finishes sweet with fully integrated tannins. Good but not great. Consider this for short-term cellaring only.
Went back to the well...
Beginning to see the flavor profiles that divide the Belle Glos vineyards.
Jam compote, sandalwood and dark cherries on the nose. Palette less nuanced from what I have come to expect. The plushness and density also falls a little short. Great profile of rich, dark overripe fruits. Finishes sweet with fully integrated tannins. Good but not great. Consider this for short-term cellaring only.
Lots of cherries. Nice color sweet aroma. Not sure why it's rated just eh. Real smooth
Lots of cherries. Nice color sweet aroma. Not sure why it's rated just eh. Real smooth
May 18th, 2019
Dark Pinot that looks like a cab. I thought it was excellent. Pinot drinkers that like a lighter wine may differ.
Dark Pinot that looks like a cab. I thought it was excellent. Pinot drinkers that like a lighter wine may differ.
Apr 19th, 2017
Fantastic, like drinking red velvet!
Fantastic, like drinking red velvet!
Feb 12th, 2017
For those of you playing at home, you'll know I wasn't impressed with the last Belle Glos I had. However, I almost fell over in the grocery store when I saw this on clearance pricing on this was $15 below the cheapest price on wine searcher. So, loving a bargain, I took the risk.
The other day, @Paul T infamously posted a fairly impressive cuvée paired with McDonalds. Well, @Paul T, I'm here to say you were wrong! This is perfect pairing! Why, you ask? Allow me to explain
See, I never taste wine blind. I wish I had the opportunity, but it simply hasn't presented to me. But, I'm willing to state that I could easily pick any Wagner family wine blindfolded and with a clothespin on my nose. I'm further willing to state that Joe Wagner is the Ronald McDonald of wine! (Or perhaps more accurately, the Ray Kroc)
It is incredible to me how these wines have a hyper extracted, over vanilized, hollow palate. They're so consistently the same wine just made with different grapes. Akin to getting McNuggets in Tokyo, they taste the same world round.
This is the anti-terroir wine. Good at $15. Shameful at $50.
For those of you playing at home, you'll know I wasn't impressed with the last Belle Glos I had. However, I almost fell over in the grocery store when I saw this on clearance pricing on this was $15 below the cheapest price on wine searcher. So, loving a bargain, I took the risk.
The other day, @Paul T infamously posted a fairly impressive cuvée paired with McDonalds. Well, @Paul T, I'm here to say you were wrong! This is perfect pairing! Why, you ask? Allow me to explain
See, I never taste wine blind. I wish I had the opportunity, but it simply hasn't presented to me. But, I'm willing to state that I could easily pick any Wagner family wine blindfolded and with a clothespin on my nose. I'm further willing to state that Joe Wagner is the Ronald McDonald of wine! (Or perhaps more accurately, the Ray Kroc)
It is incredible to me how these wines have a hyper extracted, over vanilized, hollow palate. They're so consistently the same wine just made with different grapes. Akin to getting McNuggets in Tokyo, they taste the same world round.
This is the anti-terroir wine. Good at $15. Shameful at $50.