Country: US / Ami’s Vineyard
Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon California
Winery: Bella Vetta / Howell Mountain
Bella Vetta’s 2005 was very good. This 2006 is easily on a par. It’s a ripe, plush wine, filled with blackberry, currant and sweet oak flavors with a savory tease of leather that may be a touch of brett, but it acts as a spice. And look how modern techniques have tamed those fierce Howell Mountain tannins. The mouthfeel is sheer velvet.