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2017

Bella Oaks Vineyard Proprietary Red

Tasted 7 April 2023 Napa Valley · Rutherford

I don't want to fall in love with 2017s. I don't even want to fall in like with 2017. In fact, I want to love 2017s as much as I love 2020s, or even 2011s for that matter. If I have to hear one more winemaker or…

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2019

Bella Oaks Vineyard Proprietary Red

Napa Valley · Rutherford

This sample was a Chewy McChewster, with black currant, dark soil-driven black fruit, licorice, and super dark spices all bundled into a chocolate chunk holiday package. I wanted to pour this thing…

Reviewed 1 May 2025
2022

Bella Oaks Vineyard Proprietary Red

Napa Valley · Rutherford

This latest iteration of Bella Oaks starts out as a round and fruity magoo, but it turns a little more serious as it swirls in the glass. Enter a nicely placed grip midway through the execution, with…

Reviewed 30 April 2025
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