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| Community Tasting Notes (average 96.4 pts. and median of 97 pts. in 5 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by AGELVIS on 7/23/2023 & rated 98 points: Six hour slow ox. Deep dark electric magenta color. Blueberry cobbler, almond, baker’s chocolate, juicy blackberry, and dark honey. Smooth, dry, rich palate. Firm, full tannins on the long finish.
It’s scary to know this is still improving. Such a beautiful red. I’d Rather Be Drinking Wine was kind enough to share this with my wife and I during a recent trip to Minnesota. (1515 views) | | | Tasted by I'd Rather Be Drinking Wine on 7/23/2023 & rated 97 points: Opened this for Jaime (AGElvis) and Melissa (his wife) before we went to a group tasting. I picked this wine because I know he was a huge fan of the 2016 VHR, so I thought this would be right in his wheelhouse because it comes from 2016 VHR fruit (Bond has a plot they lease from VHR in an awesome spot on a hill in the valley.
Prep: Splashed for air and let slow-O for 6 hours. Followed the wine over the course of an hour and a half.
Nose: Purple flowers/lavender with notes of blackberry pie, some birch and some baking spice.
Palate: Palate was even more glorious. Notes of black and blue fruit, baked pie crust, creme de cassis, kirsch and some leather, tobacco and tar notes also present, but not nearly as dominant as the fruit. In a great spot for those who prefer their wine more on the hedonistic side. Personally, while I thoroughly enjoyed the wine, I will note that I will enjoy it even more as the tertiary flavors approach the intensity of the fruit. I could drink this all day right now, but it would detract from the enjoyment knowing this wine will get even better. I will likely wait a couple years before revisiting. 96+ to 97 now, better in the future!
Side note: This does help confirm for me that 16 was an awesome Napa vintage....wish I owned more 16s (yes, I am that greedy!) (1179 views) | | | Tasted by Cristal2000 on 2/13/2022 & rated 98 points: Had a Super Bowl face off between 2016 Bond Vecina v 2016 VHR. As many probably know, they are both from the Vine Hill Ranch vineyard. Bond has leased blocks from VHR for a long time right at the base of the mountain, in a prime location. Both wines achieved 100pt ratings from prominent critics, but the Bond is over twice the price of VHR. I set out to see whether I am just throwing dollars down the drain buying the Bond.
Doubled decanted both about 5 hours before consumption. Cutting right to the chase, these are VERY different wines, despite being sourced from the same general vineyard. The Bond is more concentrated, displays bluer fruit, is not as well integrated, has bigger tannins, sharper edges and overall shows the most potential. If you're drinking one today, you'd want the VHR; in 5+ years, I'd take the Bond.
Nose of black cherries, blackberries, asian spices, forest floor and dank earth. Very firm with big time tannins, it shows fantastic purity and freshness, with lively acidity and big time cut. Anything but fruit forward, the Vecina shows amazing levels of minerality and earthy notions to complement concentrated blue fruit, along with a nice crushed rock component. The strong tannins make this clamp down tight as it transitions from mid palate to the finish, with a somewhat astringent end. However, the finish is epically long. Good now but better in 5 years.
The value proposition is always hard at $500+ dollars a bottle. But as many have noted, if you're drinking wine at this level price is usually not a barrier. This is a great wine. (3996 views) | | | Tasted by jimyeni on 12/10/2021 & rated 95 points: Beautiful wine. Lean and restrained on the palate. Many layers and very well balanced (1713 views) | | | Tasted by peternelson on 11/11/2019 & rated 94 points: This wine was super cool, with dried black olive character, raisin, anchovy, scorched earth, and dense cassis fruit; good cut, power, ample tannins, and a tangy long finish. Spago tasting (3376 views) |
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BOND: A portfolio of wines that are diverse in their geographic representation and 'Grand Cru' in quality, all under the umbrella of one philosophy, one team, one mark.Red Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.USAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Napa Valley Napa Valley Wineries and Wine (Napa Valley Vintners)Napa ValleySt. Helena |
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