Napa
Tasted Monday, December 6, 2021 by galewskj with 153 views
Ugh, very sweet, giving rose a bad name. Unscored.
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A little calmer than the Oak Knoll chardonnay, not quite as sweet or confectioned. Unscored but gut impression is low 80's.
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Rich, ripe and sweet. Confectioned. Hopefully it needs time. Unscored but it'd be low 80's today.
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This is the less sweet wine of the lineup today. The nose is distinct baked pear. The finish has earth and must. Big bubbles. Unscored but gut impression is 86.
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Pop and pour, drank a small glass at the winery over 45 minutes. I love the fruit and funk quality. Really stellar and in my wheelhouse. I tasted all these barrel samples prior so forgive the short note:
Unknown Sauvignon Blanc (that's what Brad Grimes said) - Surprisingly rich with intensity.
Unknown chardonnay - more fruit and plenty of flinty minerality
2021 cabernet (Brad didn't mention the vineyard) - Lots of musty funk, palate is extremely tannic
2019 cabernet - Coming together, more perfumed, gobs of fruit
2019 Madrona - probably the most balanced of them, still very heavy
2019 Thorevillos - Another barrel sample, no idea, really big
2019 Las Pasodas - Some nice blueberry, hard to assess otherwise.
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Drank a small glass at the winery over 45 minutes. Definitely the lesser wine, a bit of tomato. Certainly nice, I can't see myself paying the asking price.
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Drank a small glass over 45 minutes at the winery. Floral, beef blod, rose petals, herbal. The best of the lineup.
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Drank a small pour over 30 minutes at the winery. This was super savory, rich and complex, with red fruits and sun-dried tomato. I scored this the same as the 2008 but I suspect that this will be better in 5 years.
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Drank a small glass over 45 minutes at the winery. Drak fruit, green bell pepper, tobacco, some alcohol.
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Drank a small glass over 45 minutes at the winery. Savory, lots of flowers, from pink to purple. Too young for sure. Scored as it tasted.
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A friend brought this to the French Laundry. It went great with the food.
This starts out rather light and elegant. It gains body with time in the glass. Citrus first, then toasted brioche with time. I really like the balance here. It is definitely a more feminine champagne.
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NV Krug Champagne Brut Grande Cuvée 93 Points
France, Champagne
Served ice cold at Bond. Delicious. Fabulously toasty while also having lift and zesty lemon.
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2019 BOND Quella
USA, California, Napa Valley
Barrel sample. The nose has rip, ripe, plush red fruit. There are fairly high tannins. It definitely peaked my interest but I cannot assess. Unscored.
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2019 BOND Vecina
USA, California, Napa Valley
Barrel sample. Slight greenness to the tannins. Less fruit, more structure than Quella, seems more age-worthy but its all in anticipation at this point.
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2014 BOND Melbury 93 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Drank a decent-sized glass at the winery over 1.5 hours. This wine is softer in tannins, with rose hips, cherry, dark chocolate.
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2014 BOND Quella 93 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Drank a good-sized glass at the winery over 1.5 hours. This was almost as tannic as the 2019 barrel sample, prickly fruit, quality is evident.
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2014 BOND St. Eden 95 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Drank a good-sized glass over 1.5 hours at the winery. The fruit is plush, savory, with some vegetable notes. Fabulous, really my favorite of the lineup by a good amount.
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2014 BOND Vecina 93 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Drank a good-sized glass over 1.5 hours at the winery. Red fruit, bramble, wild herbs, tannins are high.
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2014 BOND Pluribus 93 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Drank a good-sized glass over 1.5 hours at the winery. There's a lot of fruit here, Red, black, plummy purple fruit, probably the ripest, fruitiest wine of the lineup.
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