Bella Oaks, Cabernet Sauvignon other_regions_italy The wine undergoes a 40-day

The wine undergoes a 40-day maceration time with four years in oak and one more year of bottle aging

grainy texture and a little sharpness towards the finish

lightly torrefied and desiccated fruit concentrates

intense and muscular flavors possess very fine volume as well as a discreet minerality that continues onto the serious

Bella Oaks, Cabernet Sauvignon other_regions_italy The wine undergoes a 40-dayThe 2017 Proprietary Red Wine is a wine I tasted from barrel that I then missed from bottle, as the estate chose to release the 2018 first, and this wine fell through the cracks. Several recent bottles of the 2017 have all been sublime. Readers will find a wine that shows the mid weight, approachable style of the year off to great effect. Silky tannins wrap around dark toned fruit, mocha, spice, licorice and chocolate. The 2017 is an elegant,