Bella Oaks, Cabernet Sauvignon Vintage:2018 36% Merlot

36% Merlot

A very fresh but tight and reserved nose of highly spiced and nuanced red and blue pinot fruit that precedes big-bodied flavors that are classic Richebourg as they’re cool

There is a whiff of herbal tea to the cooler and more restrained aromas of red and dark currant

Drawing its fruit from a leased vineyard in Neive

Bella Oaks, Cabernet Sauvignon Vintage:2018 36% MerlotThe 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,