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Comments About Our WineRated by Sommelier group in Minneapolis on behalf of www.BrixHousewine.com for blind tasting. One of the toughest critics we know of.
2005 Bialla Vineyards Wine #2 "The Bialla scored highly . This Cabernet displayed a deep inky purple color to the rim. The nose was dark ripe fruits and showed the level of alcohol. The palate was full of the dark fruits evident on the nose, along with a good dose of spice and a sustained finish of integrated tannins providing nice structure. This wine should age for some time." 91 ( rating ) Bialla Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2004 Ultrarich and almost syrupy. Deeply concentrated with ripe currant, blackberry, anise and sage .Sharply focused and smooth-textured, this coats the palate and gains complexity. Drink now through 2012 Jim Laube -Wine Spectator Feb '08 A noted critic or aficionado mentioned that one of the wines caused a response that was something like "Oh, my God." I had the good fortune to sample some of the '03 recently. Sorry, but I don't think "Oh, my God" even comes close. I think it more appropriate to say that Vito is on a "Mission from Gawd" and that he's created something akin to a spring cruise down the Autostrada in a hyped up Ferrari at around 180 mph with a hot brunette by your side and Vivaldi cranking over the speakers at top volume. Even that experience may pale in comparison to this wine. All I can say is thanks... Brian Zaleski Regarding your '03, my date and I agreed that it was one of - if not the - best wine we have ever tasted. We were bummed to findÊthat it was sold out! Joanne Bethlahmy Re 05 Bialla Cabernet Sauvignon Hands down one of the top three wines I have ever had, I think the company you drink with has a lot to do with it as well.
David Provost CEO Laura and I are relaxing after a great weekend enjoying a wonderful bottle of Bialla 04 Cabernet Wine. I must say the color is a wonderfully rich inky red, a fantastic nose, and of course has a great start and wonderful finish. Just what we would expect from a high end cab producer. Just had to communicate our enjoyment! Hope you are all doing well and thanks for making the wine.
Jay A. Cohen Hi Vito: My wife and I met you yesterday at Silverado. You gave my wife one of your visors. Just wanted to say that we thought your wine was the best of the day! Please add me to your mailing list.
Richard Ow Did a wine tasting tonight and Bialla kicked butt.
— Tom Modisette,
From Napa Valley Marketplace magazine
2004 Bialla Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon ($93) From Vinfolio
Reviews from ACMeLOG Final 2006
BIALLA, CABERENT SAUVIGNON, NAPA VALLEY 2004 $95.00
ACME Fine Wines ATTENTION MEMBERS OF 55 DEGREES We are proud to announce the latest release from Bialla. We announced their inaugural release last year. This wine is a keeper. It possesses all the characteristics for an outstanding wine. We really enjoyed this release. It was full bodied, rich, jammy, concentrated, good balance and acidity and an extremely long lingering finish. We plan on buying a case if there is any still available.
Neil & Karen Aldoroty 2003 Bialla - Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley; Vinfolio rating: 93 pointsWinemaker Craig MacLean is involved in a number of small production wineries that I am just beginning to hear about. One I have tried lately is coming from a vineyard source that seems like it is on the other side of the moon. Vito and Linda Bialla's vines are situated at the furthest reaches of the only road to meander up Atlas Peak. It seems to take forever to get there, but upon arrival it is certainly worth it. An engaging recent visit with Vito in his intimately sized cave at the vineyard introduced me to their excellent premiere release. This is certainly one to watch. An infinitely complex wine showing dark cherry and mocha in the nose with smoky, rich aromas of black fruit. Big and bold flavors on the palate; cherry and blackberry showing exuberant youth in the mouth. Hints of violets, cinnamon, spice, licorice and chocolate are found throughout. Drink: 2006-2012 Doug Wilder, Vinfolio Subject: Cabernet Sauvignon Mr. Bialla, Last night I attended a casual dinner party with some friends, among whom was our friend, Craig MacLean. He brought a bottle of your Cabernet Sauvignon which was a show stopper. My business partner, Karen Williams, and I own ACME Fine Wines in St. Helena. We are very interested in picking up some of this wine if there is any available to retailers in the area. Please ask Craig about us and then disregard anything he may say about us and sell us some wine anyway! We look forward to meeting you and offering your wine to our clients. Thank you.
David Stevens Vito, I had the pleasure of drinking your wine over the holidays---Fantastic! Best,
Bob Burke Subject: Wine Review Aloha. Had dinner with friends here last night and brought a bottle of the Bialla to share. Our friends Chet and Denise are quite experienced wine lovers. Rave reviews. "Vanilla and blackberries.... Delicious!". Your wine was a hit! Cheers.
Martin Brauns
To: Vito Bialla OK, so after displaying an enormous amount of self control, last night I finally drank the wine. WOW! You've got a major hit. I had been waiting for a special moment that would also provide the wine some exposure to a few good. guys in the industry. Last night, in celebrating my birthday, a couple of friends came over for dinner. You were in good company. We drank a bottle of '97 Harlan (worth about $1000!), an Abreu that is one of my favorite wines, an Egelhoff, and a bottle of David Aurthur Elevation 1147, the year Egelhoff scored 99 in the spectator. Takes a pretty damned good bottle of wine to stand up next to those boys! AWESOME!
Jeffery Forestier " This wine is big, rich, concentrated, luscious, silky, with good balance and acidity and a lingering finish. You don't even notice the alcohol percentage. This is a stunning inaugural release. "
Neil and Karen Aldoroty Vito - "This red wine is simply to die for. It works at football games, with just a burger or at the finest steak house with the best filet mignon you'd ever want to touch. What more could you want? The price is right and the quality is tops. I drink it, I drink it, I drink it."
Willie L. Brown Jr. Vito- Finally I feel like I am ahead finally of the insider curve. I opened your wine for two dinner parties - lots of smart wine people at both events. The groups at both dinners are folks that are always on the look-out for the great wines—particularly Cabs—from Napa... Colgin's, Harlan Estates, etc... Your wine was a hit. First time I've beat these wine junkies to a hot find. Thanks. And keep making more. John Riccitiello |