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Bella Union Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
New release! New from the folks at Far Niente, Bella Union is their inaugural Cabernet Sauvignon from Rutherford. The 2015 Bella Union offers inviting bright red cranberry, raspberry, boysenberry, dark plum and earth aromas, married with vanilla spice, toast, warm caramel and coffee aromas. The palate expands with concentrated, dark red fruit, black cherry, boysenberry and plum. On the finish, the palate gives way to warm toasted flavors complemented by toffee and coffee notes. This well-balanced wine is structured from start to finish with an enchanting texture that lingers through to completion. Located in Rutherford along Bella Oaks Lane—hallowed ground for Napa Valley Cabernet—the 25-acre Bella Union Vineyard is planted to Cabernet Sauvignon, with a small portion devoted to Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. This western bench location offers an ideal combination of cool evenings and warm afternoons, which, in turn, allows the grapes to ripen fully and evenly. The site’s well-draining, gravelly loam soil plays an equally important role, contributing to the signature character of the vineyard. The fruit is intense, beautifully proportioned and complex with aromatic ripe plum, black cherry and currant flavor
Ratings on Delectable
Ron R 
Good vintage. Well made wine. Pure, laser-focused. Displays weight, texture, sweetness, and a sense of place, driven by its minerality.
Good vintage. Well made wine. Pure, laser-focused. Displays weight, texture, sweetness, and a sense of place, driven by its minerality.
9.4
Sipping Fine Wine
Deep Ruby with aromas of ripe dark fruits, pepper spice and cedar notes. A Far Niente offering aged for 16 months in 60% new French osk. On the palate flavors of black cherry, ripe plum and blackberry with notes of cacao and espresso. Fine structured tannins with good acidity on long finish ending with integrated fruit, spice and toasty oak character.
Deep Ruby with aromas of ripe dark fruits, pepper spice and cedar notes. A Far Niente offering aged for 16 months in 60% new French osk. On the palate flavors of black cherry, ripe plum and blackberry with notes of cacao and espresso. Fine structured tannins with good acidity on long finish ending with integrated fruit, spice and toasty oak character.
9.2Charles Gibbs
Magnum
Magnum
9.0
Jeff Orlowski
Oak nose. Full body, dry, mild tannins. Smoky palate with lots of plum and blackberries.
Oak nose. Full body, dry, mild tannins. Smoky palate with lots of plum and blackberries.
8.8
Nathan Renfro
Great value from the makers of Far Niente and N&N. Very dark, black cherry, strawberry, oak. Not super ripe fruit which is nice. Minimal earth and spice. Opens up nicely.
Great value from the makers of Far Niente and N&N. Very dark, black cherry, strawberry, oak. Not super ripe fruit which is nice. Minimal earth and spice. Opens up nicely.
9.1
Mark
Xmas eve with Davenports at Fleming’s
Xmas eve with Davenports at Fleming’s
9.5Alan Hyde
Reminiscent of Caymus but a bit less spice. 2018 Christmas at Parmelee’s.
Reminiscent of Caymus but a bit less spice. 2018 Christmas at Parmelee’s.
9.0
Garrett Parker
A great value wine. Looking forward to this wine in the future.
A great value wine. Looking forward to this wine in the future.
9.1Matthew Mountford
Pretty good, got me drunk! Actually, this was VERY good wine and I will definitely but again...
Pretty good, got me drunk! Actually, this was VERY good wine and I will definitely but again...
10Nathan Renfro
Big jammy fruit forward cab, powerful, love it! Partial to the 2014 but that may be just another year of aging.
Big jammy fruit forward cab, powerful, love it! Partial to the 2014 but that may be just another year of aging.
9.2
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