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Bella Oaks Vineyard Proprietary Red

5 vintages · 9 notes · Bella Oaks Vineyard · Napa Valley · Rutherford

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2022 1 note 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… 2021 2 notes 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… 2019 2 notes This sample was a Chewy McChewster, with black currant, dark soil-driven black fruit, licorice, and super dark spices all bundled into a chocolate… 2018 3 notes Blind. 2017 1 note 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…