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| Drinking window: Drink between 2017 and 2022 (based on 4 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.7 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 3 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by vinenvrac on 10/7/2019 & rated 90 points: Almost disappointed that we opened this one, I think it could go another year or two, and would probably pick up a bit more of those burnt, raisiny tones...on the other hand, it must be close to its peak. Nice balance of fruit -- apricots, cherries, strawberries, plums -- and backbone -- earth, leather, tannins. Not quite spectacular, but spectacular for a Monday night. (568 views) |
| Bella Vineyards Producer website2014 Bella Vineyards Hillside CuvéeVARIETY: 52% petite sirah, 24% carignan, 24% petit verdot
APPELLATION: Sonoma County
DEGREES BRIX AT HARVEST: 24.4
P.H: 3.78
ALCOHOL: 14.4%
CELLAR RECOMMENDATION: Enjoy this wine through 2022
VINIFICATION NOTES: The cuvée blend is comprised of several key varietals, which were picked between September 15th and October 14th, beginning with the petite sirah and ending with the carignan. The grapes were fermented for 14 days in closed-top tanks and twice-daily pumpovers. The wine was aged in a combination of American and French oak, 20% new, for 17 months.
VINEYARD NOTES: The Hillside cuvée is a blend from our two estate properties: Big River Ranch, with its deep red soils and hot summer days befitting for petite sirah, and Lily Hill Estate, whose steep hillside allows for substantial drainage and beneficial stressing of the vines. Together, these vineyards exhibit the climate and terroir needed to produce exceptional Bordeaux and Rhone varietals.
SENSORY NOTES: Ripe, dark chocolate and cherry aromatics intermingle with flavors of coffee, cinnamon and blackberries. The cuvee features silky tannins and a long, structured finish.
VINEYARD DETAILS:
CLONE: Heritage
VINE SPACING: 6x8
YEAR PLANTED: 1999
SOIL TYPE: Clay, heavy & sandy loam
YIELD PER ACRE: 2 tons
TRELLISING STYLE: Cordon
ELEVATION: 300-800 feet
ROOTSTOCK: 110R
IRRIGATION: Minimal drip
CASES PRODUCED: Strictly limited production
RETAIL PRICE: $30
SourceRed Blend.USAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Sonoma CountyMendocino CountySonoma CountySonoma Coast |
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