This is just a really solid and interesting wine that I had over two days. I did not like most of what Bella did beyond the estate zin but this one was good.
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Light nose, dusty, earthy flavors mingle with black fruit and medium tannins. I'm not sure this is my favorite vintage of the cuvée, but it is quite pleasant with a nice medium long finish of earth and lingering fruit.
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A bit tannic and unbalanced right now with limited fruit coming through. Some dark, jammy fruit and earthiness on the nose initially, but not much fruit beyond that. In the mouth, the fruit quickly fades away to an earthy, mushroomy character and the palate becomes overwhelmed by tannins. Some sweet oak provides a redeeming quality, but this by itself will not save this wine. Not Bella's best effort for this particular bottling. PJP 2012.
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12/23/2016 - csillabu Likes this wine: 91 Points
Balanced and smooth with a medium finish. A really good blend that is drinking really well right now.
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11/29/2015 - Chili Likes this wine: 87 Points
Hard to guess what was in other than zin- primo and ps- benefitted from a lot of air time
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12/26/2014 - Chili Likes this wine: 88 Points
Ready to drink easy balanced wine with fine tannins
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6/5/2014 - gingerbreadman Likes this wine: 88 Points
Earthy with decent plum fruit but thin tannins. It seems to have lost some complexity and balance with age.
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10/20/2013 - rxlaw95 wrote: 92 Points
This is just a really solid and interesting wine that I had over two days. I did not like most of what Bella did beyond the estate zin but this one was good.
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2/26/2013 - blabbott wrote: 88 Points
Light nose, dusty, earthy flavors mingle with black fruit and medium tannins. I'm not sure this is my favorite vintage of the cuvée, but it is quite pleasant with a nice medium long finish of earth and lingering fruit.
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2/7/2013 - Foodievines Likes this wine: 88 Points
nice wine after opening up for an hour. nice fruit and earth. great quaffing wine.
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11/23/2012 - gingerbreadman Likes this wine: 90 Points
Yum. Some acidity with light tannins. Dried fruit.
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6/7/2012 - ppaluszewski wrote: 86 Points
A bit tannic and unbalanced right now with limited fruit coming through. Some dark, jammy fruit and earthiness on the nose initially, but not much fruit beyond that. In the mouth, the fruit quickly fades away to an earthy, mushroomy character and the palate becomes overwhelmed by tannins. Some sweet oak provides a redeeming quality, but this by itself will not save this wine. Not Bella's best effort for this particular bottling. PJP 2012.
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2/3/2012 - vinorsk wrote: 84 Points
A nice big red, but nothing to write home about. Well made but unmemorable and unremarkable.
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12/22/2011 - MilesOfDenver wrote: 89 Points
Jammy delicious black berries with a lovely balance of acidity. This may be the best Bella I've tasted.
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2/14/2011 - Chili wrote: 87 Points
More chewy that the first bottle-strangley but paired oddly w other bottles and lamb/lentil dish made for birmingchangs
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1/7/2011 - Chili wrote: 91 Points
Fighting over last sips-silky tannins but robust fruits- just lovely on a Friday pasta and movie night
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12/24/2010 - sawilli4 wrote: 92 Points
Fruit forward. Smooth finish. Great wine!!!
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