点评:During our 3rd annual WA/OR wine road trip, among pinot noirs we found Bells Up 2017 Villanelle Reserve to be our unanimous favorite, and agreed that this small winery's pinot noir lineup ranked among the best.
We three had a 2 hour wine tasting with David on a sunny day in August. This was our first visit.
WINES: 5.0. We enjoyed the wines, especially the 2017 Villanelle Reserve pinot noir and the 2021 Jupiter pinot noir. We purchased 4 bottles of wine to take home; we look forward to tasting them outside the warm, seductive ambiance of our winery visit.
SERVICE: 5.0. David, the owner, patiently answered our questions as he guided our 2 hour experience on an outside veranda overlooking a vineyard. We learned new things about wines (both in general and the Bells Up selection in particular), the naming of the Bells Up winery and of its wines as related to music, and more.
AMBIANCE: 4.5. Attractive setting. Our private tasting on the outside veranda was enchanting. Though the sound of a leaf blower at a neighboring property was a minor distraction during the first few minutes, the music of the wines effortlessly drowned it out; the leaf blowing ended soon after our arrival in any case.
翻译:在我们第三次年度华盛顿州/俄勒冈州葡萄酒之旅中,在众多黑皮诺葡萄酒里,Bells Up酒庄出品的2017年Villanelle Reserve黑皮诺成了我们一致的最爱。我们都认为这家小酒庄生产的黑皮诺系列葡萄酒堪称顶尖水准。
八月的一个晴天,我们三人与大卫一起进行了为期两小时的品酒会。那是我们第一次造访该酒庄。
葡萄酒评分:5.0。我们非常喜欢这些葡萄酒,尤其是2017年出品的Villanelle Reserve黑皮诺以及2021年出品的Jupiter黑皮诺。我们买了4瓶葡萄酒带回家;我们期待着在离开酒庄那温馨迷人的氛围后,再细细品味它们。
服务:5.0分。酒庄主人大卫耐心地解答了我们的疑问,并带领我们在俯瞰着葡萄园的户外平台上进行了一场历时两小时的品酒体验。我们学到了许多关于葡萄酒的知识(包括一般常识以及Bells Up系列葡萄酒的特别之处),还了解了Bells Up酒庄及其酒品名字与音乐之间的联系,收获颇丰。
氛围:4.5分。环境宜人。我们在室外阳台上进行的私人品酒会真是令人陶醉。虽然最开始的几分钟里,邻居家传来的吹叶机声音稍微干扰了氛围,但美酒的魅力很快便盖过了这点杂音;事实上,在我们到达后不久,吹叶机的声音也就停了。