2012 Bell Cabernet Sauvignon, Sonoma County 750ml 2-Pack

This wine unfolds in layers of dried flowers, mulberries and raspberries to expose a lush core of juicy red currant and ripe red berries.  The elegant texture is a lovely counterpoint to the vibrant fruit flavors, followed by trailing notes of cocoa and black olive.  Fine tannins linger on a juicy, refined finish.  This wine has all the ingredients that would deliver something superb with several years of aging.

The Wine: Bell Wine Cellars is committed to handcrafting limited edition bottlings of extraordinary wines that best reflect the terroir of their vineyards and the care and passion of their growers.  Cabernet Sauvignon is grown in nearly every wine region of the world with varying flavor results.  As a plant, its thick skins save it from rot that occurs in wet, cold climates, and it thrives in many different soils, such as clay and coarse gravel.  While we at Bell Wine Cellars have always focused on Cabernet from Napa Valley, we recognize that Cabernet can also produce lovely results in other areas; this particular bottling allows us to compare and contrast the two neighboring growing regions in the glass.  In sourcing the fruit from Sonoma, we’ve captured the unique qualities that are typical of the area, with its openness to the ocean breezes off the Pacific and different soil structures. Lower elevation, frequent fog and chilly temperatures shape wines that often display scents and flavors of black olive, fresh garden herbs, graphite and anise, all hung from superb tannic structure that serves as a strong backbone.