Bella Vida Vineyard is perched high in the heart of the Dundee Hills. This picturesque site provides elegant fruit from the storied Jory soils of the AVA. LIVE certified with elevations ranging from 600-880 feet.
The wine offers elegant notes of forest mushroom, strawberry, crushed rock, toffee, and red cedar. Very pretty on the palate with soft red fruits, oolong tea, and smooth, persistent tannins, gently finishing with a hint of candied hazelnuts. A compelling and mesmerizing Pinot Noir from the Dundee Hills.
"Vivid red. Displays fresh red/dark berry and pungent floral aromas, along with suggestions of cola, mocha and five-spice powder. Appealingly sweet and energetic on the palate, offering intense black raspberry, cherry-cola, spicecake and rose pastille flavors that tighten up slowly on the back half. Fine-grained tannins frame the well-defined finish, which lingers with impressive, red fruit liqueur-driven persistence. (all de-stemmed fruit and 25% new French oak). - Josh Raynolds"
- Antonio Galloni's Vinous (June 2019), 93 pts
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"There are a wealth of spicy red cherries on offer here, leading to a very attractively juicy feel on the palate with vibrant, seamless and smoothly rendered texture. Impressively plush and round with handy tannins below. Drink now."
"Once again the Bella Vida rings the bell as the best of a fine lineup of Pinots from Fullerton. Rich, ripe, powerful fruit flavors mix strawberry jam, black cherry syrup, coffee, cola and brown spices. It's not a wine you have to wait on; enjoy it now through the early 2020s. - PAUL GREGUTT"
"The 2015 Bella Vida Vineyard is a translucent colored Pinot Noir, which opens with aromatics of guava, red currant, sandalwood, red cherry syrup and orange rind flavors. The palate is plush and layered, showing ripe strawberry, guava purée, kumquat and loganberry with wild mushroom flavors. This is a deep and delicious wine that will cellar beautifully for a decade or more. (Best 2017-2027) - July, 2017 (OB)"
