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Bella 2005 Lily Hill Estate Zinfandel (Dry Creek Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- $36
If you want to understand the essence of Dry Creek Valley Zinfandal, taste this wine. It’s absolutely classic. Shows the region’s balance, power and elegance. From the wild blackberry, raspberry, fig and tangerine zest fruit, to the clove, white pepper and anise spices, to the fabulously rich tannic structure, this is great, world-class Zinfandel. The high alcohol…
— S.H.
(3/1/2008)
Bella 2006 Lily Hill Estate Zinfandel (Dry Creek Valley)
- Online Exclusive
- $36
A beautiful wine that brims with rich varietal character and shows off how well Dry Creek Valley grows Zinfandel. Floods the mouth with soft, polished flavors of blackberries, cherries, currants, mocha and anise, but especially crushed black pepper. A worthy followup to the great 2005.
— S.H.
(3/1/2009)
Bella 2008 Big River Ranch Petite Sirah (Alexander Valley)
- $38
Classic Petite Sirah from a warm climate, inky black, soft in texture and explosively rich in tannins. Extravagant in the essence of ripe summer blackberries and cassis, with a meaty quality surrounded by plenty of sweet, charred oak. Drink this robust beauty now with beef stews, barbecued spareribs, or even dark chocolate.
— S.H.
(5/1/2011)
Bella 2008 Maple Vineyard Zinfandel (Dry Creek Valley)
- $38
Unmistakably Zinfandel, and Dry Creek at that, with its robust texture, firm tannins and briary, brambly flavors of wild summer berries, chocolate-covered raisins, red licorice and cola, liberally spiced with black pepper. It’s a big, voluptuous wine that never loses its sense of balance and harmony. Drink now.
— S.H.
(5/1/2011)
Bella 2008 Barrel 32 Zinfandel (Sonoma County)
- Online Exclusive
- $48
This tiny production Zin is Bella’s best barrels Selection. It’s quite good, avoiding the pitfalls of overly high alcohol and overextraction of fruit. Not that it’s shy. Rich in blackberry jam, chocolate and currant flavors, it’s well balanced, with soft tannins and just in time acidity providing a good structure.
— S.H.
(2/1/2012)
Bella 2003 Lily Hill Vineyard Zinfandel (Dry Creek Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- $30
I discovered Bella a few years ago and was glad to find a Zin specialist with a real commitment to vineyard terroir. Bella’s estate has produced a wonderfully dry Zin, as rich and balanced as a classic Cab, with Zin’s briary, brambly fruit. This is really one of the best Zins out there right now.
— S.H.
(7/1/2006)
Bella 2005 Big River Ranch Zinfandel (Alexander Valley)
- $36
This vineyard has been the source of a string of rich, complex, classic Zins from Bella, and the ’05 is the best yet. It’s a big, lusty wine whose volume is pumped up with a dose of Petite Sirah. The flavors run toward blackberries, boysenberries, plums, coffee, carob and Asian spices.
— S.H.
(3/1/2008)
Bella 2005 Belle Canyon Zinfandel (Dry Creek Valley)
- $35
Once again, this bottling delivers a big, lush, complex and succulent young wine for Zin specialist Bella. Marked by extraordinary spices, the wine, with a little Petite Sirah, has powerful wild blackberry and raspberry, olive tapenade, cola and carob flavors that finish with a classic Zin briary, brambly character.
— S.H.
(3/1/2008)
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