January 6, 2024 - Medium weight, balanced flavors of red and blue fruit, mature tannins, and a long finish. Well made and tasty.
April 22, 2023 - Good call waiting a few years on this one - it seems to have integrated with the oak more and it's no longer overtly oaky. That's not to say it's not oak influenced, but it's no longer dominant. It's now a nicely balanced Napa Cabernet - closer to what I'd expect for Bell.
June 13, 2020 - Surprisingly oaky for a Bell Cabernet. It took me a while to place the flavour since I don't have many oaky wines, but there was a lot of vanilla and oak on both the nose and palate. Seeing past that, this is still a classic balanced wine, but I'm very confused about the oak. Not sure what will happen to this over the next bunch of years.
December 18, 2019 - Gift to Amanda for Christmas.
December 18, 2019 - Gift Arne rose Gundersen
March 13, 2018 - Still a really poor effort; fruit is totally overwhelmed by oak. I don't this can integrate even if one waits forever.
I have one more from the Woot offer that I will not touch for at least 5 years.
Cant figure out what everyone on Woot loved so much.
December 25, 2017 - Needs more time, shows good tannins. Enjoyed the oak, paired nicely with a prime rib.
February 2, 2017 - Too much oak; a bit like $9 Chilean Cab. Very disappointing.