Cycles Gladiator, Central Coast (California) Pinot Noir 2016

  Cycles Gladiator started at Monterey’s Hahn winery during the reign of winemaker Adam LaZarre. The brand moved on and so has LaZarre, though they are still together under the Wine Hooligans umbrella.  LaZarre is at his very best when the task is getting the very best into a modestly priced bottle of wine.  The 2016 Cycles Gladiator shows good flavor intensity and body, with notes of dark cherry and earth.  It’s a perfect budget wine for the backyard barbecue this summer.