Bella Oaks, Cabernet Sauvignon other_regions_australia earth and mocha-inflected red and

earth and mocha-inflected red and dark currant aromas that are set off by moderately prominent wood toast notes

But for all of the variety that these phenomena entail

There’s nothing attenuated or ethereal on the palate – it's remarkably dense

it fermented with some full clusters and indigenous yeasts in oak vats and had 30 days of maceration

persistent and solidly complex finale

Bella Oaks, Cabernet Sauvignon other_regions_australia earth and mocha-inflected red andThe 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,