Belle Glos, Clark & Telephone Pinot Noir, Santa Maria Valley
Belle Glos · California › Santa Maria Valley › United States of America
Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
89
/100
Reviews
21
professional
Vintages
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Community Reviews
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89.3
Avg Score
93
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Taster #9924
· Jan 19, 2026
90/100
Belle Glos was founded by the Wagner family, who also founded and still own Caymus in Napa Valley. Good fruit with some oak undertones. Age has brought a nice elegance to the overall structure. Getting some cinnamon in the nose and great red fruit notes on the palate. Tasting fine on day 3, so definitely not over the hill.
2007 vintage
Taster #0096
· Mar 26, 2020
90/100
Consumed over 2 days (vacuvined and refrigerated), note from day 2. Nose: Medium intensity, ripe black cherry and licorice with undertones of sour cherry and sweet tobacco. Palate: Medium-full bodied, dark red fruit attack - black cherry and pomegranate, sweet tobacco and spice notes appear mid-palate, fruit turns slightly tart in the back-end - cranberry notes dominate. Finish: Medium length, dominated by smoky cranberry. Drinking well for a 13 year old Santa Barbara pinot, but I would say this is …
2007 vintage
Taster #9077
· Jan 1, 2018
87/100
Still good. Not as subtle as I hoped. May be a bit past prime drinking time.
2007 vintage
Taster #5226
· Dec 24, 2014
92/100
Magnum pop-n-pour. Outstanding still. Great fruit with some oak undertones. Medium finish. Perfect with ham dinner.
2007 vintage
Taster #6577
· Oct 25, 2014
93/100
Sill a fruit forward wine but now so much more in balance. Age has brought a nice elegance to the overall structure and all the components seem completely in sync now.
2007 vintage
Taster #6940
· Aug 9, 2014
Had with grilled salmon- very good pairing. In a nice place right now. Good example of the modern Cali style with plenty of warm mouth-filling fruit, good balance, good mouth-feel, and enough acidity to keep it all together for the making of a pleasant evening.
2007 vintage
Taster #3728
· May 18, 2014
87/100
I'll start with my conclusion...this has aged but hasn't done much else. It all just wilted a bit and didn't develop any new qualities. A cherry cola martini (dirty), spice, perfumey, low acid and stale, short finish. Nearing the end of the window. That probably sounds pretty bad but its a passable quaffer, I just had higher expectations.
2007 vintage
Taster #1709
· Apr 21, 2014
Corked
2007 vintage
Taster #9881
· Jan 7, 2014
91/100
Rich berry with solid structure. At its peak right now.
2007 vintage
Taster #3278
· Nov 28, 2013
91/100
Classic. Didn't take detailed notes. Paired well with Turkey Leg Confit. Getting toward the end of it's window.
2007 vintage
Taster #9268
· Nov 24, 2013
88/100
Explosive nose of cherry cola; augmented with beetroot, forest floor, and hints mint leaves. Dark fruits in on the palate, still a fine balance of acidity and fruit with soft velvety tannins. Finish lingers for 40+ seconds.
2007 vintage
Taster #9722
· Oct 28, 2013
85/100
Still fruity but not very complex. The mouth feel was a bit chewy for my taste.
2007 vintage
Taster #5854
· Jan 7, 2013
What a difference from the last time I had this. A super ripe, alcoholic aromatic profile that reminded me of Cherry Pepsi. Overripe palate, black cherry and prunes, with blacker spice notes. Full bodied and very hot on the finish. This bares little resemblance to Pinot Noir in my opinion. Very disappointing.
2007 vintage
Taster #4963
· Nov 4, 2012
90/100
Wears its 14.6% alcohol very lightly. Manages to be delicate. Light body, acidic. Ripe red fruit.
2007 vintage
Taster #3880
· Jun 20, 2012
91/100
Another terrific Pinot, an earlier vintage of this knocked my socks off some years ago and made me a fan of this big full throttle style. Not Burgundian but a great wine in its own way
2007 vintage
Taster #5844
· Dec 10, 2011
90/100
excellent nose, great start to finish...
2007 vintage
Taster #0549
· Oct 10, 2011
90/100
Excellent, consistent with the Wagner's to have such bombastic Pinot but it works and is oh so tasty! - Dark, full bodied wtih a nose of cherry, cranberry, cola, cinammon, spice and vanilla, well structured, mature, balanced, very interesting, sweet, smooth on the palate with outstanding length, nice! (90 Points).
2007 vintage
Taster #2969
· May 22, 2011
85/100
Trip to Solvang and Los Olivos (Los Olivos, CA and Solvang, CA) : Tasted non-blind at Tastes of the Valleys in Solvang, CA. Nose of bright, candied fruit. Same thing on the palate but it becomes sugary with hints of Pepsi. Very hot wine and seems like headache material. Very little resemblance to what pinot should be in this tasters opinion.
2007 vintage
Taster #3728
· Apr 13, 2011
86/100
Tart cherries and cranberry. The fruits have toned down nicely since a year ago and it is better balanced now.
2007 vintage
Taster #4532
· Jan 27, 2011
For Jarboe
2007 vintage
Taster #2463
· Jan 13, 2011
89/100
candied, sugary with some nice green notes
2007 vintage
Taster #4428
· Nov 30, 2010
92/100
Very intense Pinot Noir. Try this with steak.
2007 vintage
Taster #6764
· Oct 4, 2010
90/100
Around the World Pinot Noir (My Basement Suite) : A: Minty/Lavender Floral, Perfume/Soap. Stemmy T: Great Texture, Lavender Perfume, Floral, Dark Cherry Conc: I love the texture/weight of this wine, the nose is way different the mintiness or whatever you want to call it comes through and everyone in the group agreed
2007 vintage
Taster #1604
· Jul 21, 2010
87/100
You could see the potential in this vineyard, but it was not to be in 2007. Beautiful strawberry and red raspberry up front but the mid-palate hollows out and the finish is spicy but not in a good way. Structure is what is lacking here, and the finish was disjointed and overwhelming for the fruit.
2007 vintage
Taster #7442
· May 23, 2010
91/100
What a nice Pinot. I drank this way too fast...well, that is the way it goes sometimes.
2007 vintage