Belle Glos 2010 Pinot Noir Clark & Telephone Vineyard Santa Maria Red Wine

Belle Glos Wines
2010 has been a very interesting growing season, especially here in the Santa Lucia Highlands in our Las Alturas vineyard. The morning fog, afternoon sun and intense high winds from the north have helped us grow a very concentrated Pinot Noir.

Wine Spectator
2009 VINTAGE - A rich, extracted style that's dense, but also very complex and detailed, with spicy berry flavors that fan out nicely while retaining their focus, gaining depth on the finish. Best from 2012 through 2019. 2,777 cases made. –JL 93 Points.

Prince of Pinot:
2009 VINTAGE - Dark reddish-purple in the glass. Opens slowly in the glass revealing aromas of black stone fruits, herbs, spice and oak. A burly, husky wine with a generous core of dark Pinot fruits accented by notes of anise and vanilla. The texture is silky, the tannins are reserved, and the wine finishes with generous oak-imbued fruit.

Type	Red
Varietal	Pinot Noir
Vintage	2010
Winemaker	Joseph Wagner
Alcohol content	14.7%
Appellation	California – Central Coast - Santa Maria
Wine Advocate	--
Wine Enthusiast	--
Wine Spectator	93
Other	n/a

Clark & Telephone Vineyard, located near the corner of Clark Avenue and Telephone Road in the Santa Maria Valley, is cooled by wind and fog that snakes in from the Pacific Ocean along a channel of the Santa Maria River.
Established in 1972, the Clark & Telephone Vineyard was planted “own root” to the Martini clone. This heirloom clone of Pinot Noir, one of the first to grace the California coastlands, has become something of a lost treasure.