Buccella

Buccella is a small wine producer located in Napa Valley, California. Meaning "mouthful" in Latin, Buccella is known for its rich and intense wines made from Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.

The company's first vintage was in 2002. Landscapers Bill and Alicia Deem had visited Napa on their honeymoon and decided to go into the wine business. They set up long term contracts with grape growers all over the Napa Valley region, and began making wines at various winemaking facilities around the area until 2006, when they purchased their own winery, just south of Napa town. Buccella's wines became highly regarded for their colossal fruit, tannins, and power, scoring high in the press, particularly with the likes of Robert Parker.

The Bordeaux varieties are Buccella's speciality, with Cabernet Sauvignon leading the pack. The standard Buccella Cabernet Sauvignon is whole-cluster fermented, and aged for 22 months in mostly new French oak. While Cabernet plays a main role here, there is a small portion of other Bordeaux varieties added each vintage. The top wine, the Katrina Eileen, is made entirely from Cabernet Sauvignon sourced from the western hills of Yountville, and aged in new French oak for the same time as its counterpart.

Buccella is also known for its lush, rich Merlot sourced from Carneros, and a blend of of Syrah, Mourvèdre, Grenache and Petite Sirah called Mixed Blacks. Cabernet Sauvignon that does not make it into Katrina Eileen or Buccella goes into Buccella's sister wine, Mica, which is Latin for "morsel".