Bella Oaks, Cabernet Sauvignon other_regions_australia Theres fennel and licorice

Theres fennel and licorice

in Gualtallary and Altamira

Peppery and meaty notes combine with ripe cherries and cassis on the nose of the 2017 Hermitage

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

7% Petit Verdot

Bella Oaks, Cabernet Sauvignon other_regions_australia Theres fennel and licoriceThe 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,