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2021

Bella Oaks Vineyard Proprietary Red

Tasted 15 April 2024 Napa Valley · Rutherford

This is as solid as it ever has been compared to the last sample I was lucky enough to try the year prior. At first, it was a gushing glow of fruit awesomeness all at once, but with some air to stretch its legs, it…

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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…

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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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