2018 Bella Oaks Vineyard Proprietary Red
Community Tasting Note
WineBurrowingWombat Likes this wine:
98 Points
Sunday, July 31, 2022 - Speakeasy /w FermentedBeast & Co. (Diamond Heights, San Francisco): Aromas of pure, fresh fruit, clean and intense berries with white and blue flowers. Nice intensity from both fruit and flowers.
Flavors of dark, rich fruits with amazing swiftness, pure flavors of fruit, rich earth, nicely fruited minerals, graceful intensity with lovely richness. There is this nice sprinkling of earthy minerals that add to intrigue.
Loved the swift energy and tension this provides, such a lively play of all the flavors. This hits a lot of the right spots. Will be fun to see how this unfolds down the line. 98+
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Comment posted by City Squirrel:
8/2/2022 8:02:00 PM - Thanks for the review WBW! Amazing you had a chance to try so soon. Eventually I’ll lose my restraint and pop one of these. Hope all is well.
Comment posted by WineBurrowingWombat:
8/2/2022 9:50:00 PM - City! Don't think I've forgotten, my guy.. the land of AK47s and sirens is still on my list of places to visit, just slowly saving money unfortunately. Been watching wayyy to many YouTube videos of Chicago to not go.
Comment posted by gymnastpro:
8/2/2022 10:36:00 PM - Wish I had gotten more of the 18s. Great wine!
Comment posted by I'd Rather Be Drinking Wine:
8/2/2022 10:52:00 PM - Nice note Marvin! Have not had this wine, sounds like a winner though!
Comment posted by gymnastpro:
8/2/2022 11:00:00 PM - It definitely is!
Comment posted by LiteItOnFire:
8/3/2022 9:24:00 PM - WBW- miss hanging! How does this compare now, ~5 months later, then when we had it?
Comment posted by WineBurrowingWombat:
8/4/2022 9:35:00 AM - Oh man good times! Great question.. the only difference I can remember is that the first time when we had it, there was a bit of a tar note that added complexity. This time however, the flavors are "cleaner" in the sense that I didn't get that tar note. This has the same energy, the clean flavor profile and clean texture on the palate.
Comment posted by LiteItOnFire:
8/4/2022 9:53:00 AM - Interesting. Will be curious to see how these develop over the coming years. Taek care WBW
Comment posted by LiteItOnFire:
8/4/2022 9:53:00 AM - Interesting. Will be curious to see how these develop over the coming years. Taek care WBW
Comment posted by WineBurrowingWombat:
8/4/2022 9:59:00 AM - Likewise! Need to hang again when you're over.
I imagine the best time this peaks is when the freshness and fruits still exists, while the textures integrate and develop into this velvet feel.
Comment posted by bsumoba:
8/5/2022 11:26:00 AM - Good news is...multiple people with multiple wines. We should have plenty of years to watch this wine progress. I'm in for 3 bottles of Bella Oaks. Had 6 initially, but I'm becoming a tad more picky with $300+ dollar wines.
Comment posted by gymnastpro:
8/5/2022 12:51:00 PM - I did 3 750s and 1.5L last year but might do 6 750s this year. Loved the 18 and 19 great as well