Napa trip day 2

Napa
Tasted Monday, December 6, 2021 by galewskj with 153 views

Flight 1 - Bond - all the 2014's (8 Notes)

  • 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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Flight 2 - Elizabeth Spencer - in their tasting room along HWY 29 (4 Notes)

Flight 3 - Abreu - with Brad Grimes (1 Note)

  • 2013 Abreu Madrona Ranch 94 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley

    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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Flight 4 - Opus One - a selection of 4 vintages (5 Notes)

  • NV Opus One Overture 91 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley

    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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  • 2008 Opus One 93 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley

    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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  • 2013 Opus One 93 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley

    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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  • 2016 Opus One 92 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley

    Drank a small glass over 45 minutes at the winery. Drak fruit, green bell pepper, tobacco, some alcohol.

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  • 2018 Opus One 92 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley

    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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Flight 5 - French Laundry (1 Note)

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