A blend of 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc

This is one of the few wines in the range to display any appreciable amount of wood on the strikingly pure

the wine fills out

A slightly riper nose combines notes of apple

Drink now through 2024

Bella Oaks, Cabernet Sauvignon Vintage:2019 A blend of 85% MerlotThe 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,