Regular Price $55.00, Our Price, Either/Or $39.99

12 BOTTLES, MIXED AND MATCHED, $420 WITH SHIPPING INCLUDED

Belle Glos has become something of a phenomenon in the wine world….a wine whose attributes, once appreciated, become absolutely irresistible and whose availability seems to consistently hover just short of where it needs to be to satisfy its ever-increasing demand. Pinot Noir purists point to its preternaturally dark color, high level of fruit extract and massive palate and simply shake their heads, but those who judge a wine purely on whether it smells and tastes good cast their votes with their pocketbooks and buy the Belle Glos single vineyard Pinot Noirs whenever they can. We have just received a new parcel of their 2022 Dairyman Pinot from the Russian River Valle, offered here for a limited timed only at a price designed to entice all you Pinot lovers to stock up and enjoy its sumptuousness over the months ahead. The wine epitomizes the style that has made Belle Glos so popular. It’s very dark and rich with a gorgeous nose of pomegranate, raspberry syrup and Kirsch that further hints of freshly turned black earth, licorice and smoky wood. On the palate, it’s extravagantly plush, like a bolt of gorgeous red silk, and finishes long, long, long. Sure, those (we?) Pinot purists can scoff at its distinctly un-Burgundian hedonism but Belle Glos is an American original and with lamb chops, a steak off the grill or that perfectly done roast duck, it’s absolutely delicious. 

New to us is the equally decadent Belle Glos Chardonnay from the Santa Rita Hills. In a very cool spot at the very western edge of the appellation the Wagners originally intended for Pinot Noir, they did an about face and planted Chard to match the soil’s higher pH and calcareous makeup. The results, after the requisite fermentation in wood, full-on malo-lactic and lees stirring regimen, while very much in the Belle Glos style that offers up full-on power and richness, offers up a surprising amount of shimmering minerality and vibrancy too. Lovers of large-and-in-charge Chardonnay will love this but those who prefer a little more restraint may be pleased too! What a lot of fun this is!