Red

Cabernet Sauvignon

Bialla

Napa Valley · Napa · United States

Fact sheet

Type
Red
Grape
Cabernet Sauvignon
Country
United States
Region
Napa Valley · Napa
Appellation
Atlas Peak
Alcohol
15.2%
Body
full
Acidity
medium
Tannin
high
Sweetness
dry

Food pairing

red meat · lamb · aged cheeses

Rated vintages

  • 2017

  • 2014

  • 2013

  • 2012

  • 2010

  • 200992 pts

    Rich and flashy, from the get-go. It's dry and smooth, with fierce tannins giving a hit of astringency to the ripe, oaky black currant and crème de cassis flavors. Give it five years in the cellar to start to mellow.

  • 200888 pts

    Bialla has held back this 2008 for release nearly a year after the lovely 2009. The wine is soft, complex and drinkable now, with blackberry jam and oak flavors, but it's definitely high in alcohol, which gives it a cellar-limiting heat.

  • 200794 pts

    A terrific Cabernet that gives all the richness and opulence you expect in an expensive Napa Cab, yet controls it with firm tannins, acidity, minerals and earthiness. Explosive in blackberry and cherry-pie filling and chocolate granola-bar flavors that are so delicious, you can'…

  • 2006

  • 2005