Skylark Wine Company

Red Belly North Coast Red Rhone Blend

8.769 ratings
8.76 pro ratings
Mendocino, North Coast, 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
Todd Stone

A medium red blend on the chalky, tannic, alcoholic side. Don’t really like it. Some dark cherry & plum flavor but overcome by the minerality, tannins & alcohol. Maybe a bad bottle but cork was clean- Should be OK for cooking-

A medium red blend on the chalky, tannic, alcoholic side. Don’t really like it. Some dark cherry & plum flavor but overcome by the minerality, tannins & alcohol. Maybe a bad bottle but cork was clean- Should be OK for cooking-

1 person found it helpfulApr 10th, 2020
Kevin Walsh

Wine blogger doxologywine.com; Freelance Sommelier (Court of Master Sommeliers) Doxology Wine Consulting

7.3

Tastes homemade, not in a good way. Thin with little flavor other than a brief note of fruit. Almost wonder if this is a bad bottle, but I don't know what could have caused it.

Tastes homemade, not in a good way. Thin with little flavor other than a brief note of fruit. Almost wonder if this is a bad bottle, but I don't know what could have caused it.

1 person found it helpfulOct 19th, 2013
Casey Burke

A crowd pleaser. Good to ease into.

A crowd pleaser. Good to ease into.

Dec 16th, 2014
Christopher Losa

Owner/Wine Director Bar Bambino

8.6

Pleasant surprise. Rich and big, but in pure fruit focused way.

Pleasant surprise. Rich and big, but in pure fruit focused way.

Sep 23rd, 2013
Raychale Green

Thin. Alcoholic. Semi easy to drink. Gets the job done in a pinch but don’t feel it has many notes. But it’s a red wine. I wouldn’t purchase again. Received as part of a mystery box of 12 reds that I bought from Last Bottle. This was the lowest valued wine in the box.

Thin. Alcoholic. Semi easy to drink. Gets the job done in a pinch but don’t feel it has many notes. But it’s a red wine. I wouldn’t purchase again. Received as part of a mystery box of 12 reds that I bought from Last Bottle. This was the lowest valued wine in the box.

Sep 27th, 2024
Kevin Ferguson

Oak oak oak oak nice

Oak oak oak oak nice

Nov 27th, 2022
Neal Ferry

Round, and Bold

Round, and Bold

Sep 1st, 2021
Colleen McManus

Nice medium-body carignaney-spiced backed blendy out of Sonoma. Yes yes y’all. Try it with cheese 👍

Nice medium-body carignaney-spiced backed blendy out of Sonoma. Yes yes y’all. Try it with cheese 👍

Jun 21st, 2020
Nicole Ruiz Hudson

Juicy, easy drinking red with moderate spice. Fruity w a touch of jam, but not overbearing. Worked really well with spiced lamb ragout on creamy polenta.

Juicy, easy drinking red with moderate spice. Fruity w a touch of jam, but not overbearing. Worked really well with spiced lamb ragout on creamy polenta.

Nov 19th, 2018
lucy

Too fruity for me. Too full

Too fruity for me. Too full

Jan 18th, 2018