Stella Bella's wines are often highly likable even in their youth, so it's surprising how austere and tightly wound this wine currently is. Some swirling in glass helps open things up somewhat, but the aromas of plums, red currants, dried eucalyptus, pepper and graphite are relatively muted. The palate is similarly taut, like locks of hair braided tightly into braids of crisp acidity, tart red fruit and dried green herbs, with a firmly wound band of drying tannins holding it in place. Try it again in a few years. Drink 2021–2027.
Stella Bella's wines are often highly likable even in their youth, so it's surprising how austere and tightly wound this wine currently is. Some swirling in glass helps open things up somewhat, but the aromas of plums, red currants, dried eucalyptus, pepper and graphite are relatively muted. The palate is similarly taut, like locks of hair braided tightly into braids of crisp acidity, tart red fruit and dried green herbs, with a firmly wound band of drying tannins holding it in place. Try it again in a few years. Drink 2021–2027.
Stella Bella's wines are often highly likable even in their youth, so it's surprising how austere and tightly wound this wine currently is. Some swirling in glass helps open things up somewhat, but the aromas of plums, red currants, dried eucalyptus, pepper and graphite are relatively muted. The palate is similarly taut, like locks of hair braided tightly into braids of crisp acidity, tart red fruit and dried green herbs, with a firmly wound band of drying tannins holding it in place. Try it again in a few years. Drink 2021–2027.
Stella Bella's wines are often highly likable even in their youth, so it's surprising how austere and tightly wound this wine currently is. Some swirling in glass helps open things up somewhat, but the aromas of plums, red currants, dried eucalyptus, pepper and graphite are relatively muted. The palate is similarly taut, like locks of hair braided tightly into braids of crisp acidity, tart red fruit and dried green herbs, with a firmly wound band of drying tannins holding it in place. Try it again in a few years. Drink 2021–2027.