Bellacosa Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
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Appetizingly smoky in aroma and flavor, this beefy and full-bodied wine emphasizes savory spicy notes like black pepper, toasted oak and beef jus layered over red and black cherries.
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Dan Cohn founded Bellacosa in 2015. As the son of Bruce Cohn, founder of B.R. Cohn Winery, Dan grew up in the vineyards of Sonoma Valley, learning about the growing of vines and making of wine with the likes of Merry Edwards and Steve MacRostie.
Striking out on his own, Dan sought to make a smooth, approachable Cabernet Sauvignon from the North Coast vineyards of his earlier years. He called up his viticulturist friends and gained access to some of the region’s most renowned vineyard sites and some top winemaking talent to create Bellacosa’s first vintage in 2014.
Bellacosa represents the transformational power wine has when it brings friends together. It’s a beautiful thing.
A noble variety bestowed with both power and concentration, Cabernet Sauvignon enjoys success all over the globe, its best examples showing potential to age beautifully for decades. Cabernet Sauvignon flourishes in Bordeaux's Medoc where it is often blended with Merlot and smaller amounts of some combination of Cabernet Franc, Malbecand Petit Verdot. In the Napa Valley, ‘Cab’ is responsible for some of the world’s most prestigious, age-worthy and sought-after “cult” wines. Somm Secret—DNA profiling in 1997 revealed that Cabernet Sauvignon was born from a spontaneous crossing of Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc in 17th century southwest France.
Reaching up California's coastline and into its valleys north of San Francisco, the North Coast AVA includes six counties: Marin, Solano, Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino and Lake. While Napa and Sonoma enjoy most of the glory, the rest produce no shortage of quality wines in an intriguing and diverse range of styles.
Climbing up the state's rugged coastline, the chilly Marin County, just above the City and most of Sonoma County, as well as Mendocino County on the far north end of the North Coast successfully grow cool-climate varieties like Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and in some spots, Riesling. Inland Lake County, on the other hand, is considerably warmer, and Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel and Sauvignon Blanc produce some impressive wines with affordable price tags.