Virginia Marie Lambrix (VML Winery)

V.M.L. Barrel Select Russian River Valley Pinot Noir

9.128 ratings
9.07 pro ratings
Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, California, USA
Pinot Noir
Turkey, Game, Exotic Spices, Soft Cheese, Duck, Goose, Salads & Greens, Potato, Quinoa, Farro, Brown Rice, White Rice, Pasta, Herbs, Nuts & Seeds, Mushrooms, Chicken, Meaty & Oily Fish, Shellfish, Crab & Lobster, Stew, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Salami & Prosciutto, Salmon, Quinoa, Shellfish
Top Notes For
Kevin Walsh

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

8.5

Bright red fruit, but a note of tar dominates from the mid palate on.

Bright red fruit, but a note of tar dominates from the mid palate on.

Aug 3rd, 2014
Erin Callahan

Social Media and Tasting Room Manager Red Car Wine

8.2

Needs more time. Beautiful bouquet. Dusty tannins.

Needs more time. Beautiful bouquet. Dusty tannins.

Jan 28th, 2014
Art Massolo

From my friends Virginia and Phil at Truett Hurst! Amazing, thank you.

From my friends Virginia and Phil at Truett Hurst! Amazing, thank you.

Nov 15th, 2013
Julie

Dessert wine for people who don't like like dessert wines. Yummy, velvety, toned down but to the right frequency. Love it.

Dessert wine for people who don't like like dessert wines. Yummy, velvety, toned down but to the right frequency. Love it.

Sep 3rd, 2016
Sara Brylowski

Explosively delicious

Explosively delicious

Aug 7th, 2015
Joel Scott

Excellent expression of forest floor, mercaptain, and mushroom.

Excellent expression of forest floor, mercaptain, and mushroom.

May 9th, 2015
German L

$32, bought at VML on 11.28.2014

$32, bought at VML on 11.28.2014

Jan 17th, 2015
Casey Sackett

Smooth quaffer. Lacking complexity. Not worth the coin.

Smooth quaffer. Lacking complexity. Not worth the coin.

Jan 9th, 2015
Michael Panza

This was a great surprise!

This was a great surprise!

Dec 6th, 2014