2012 BOND Pluribus

Community Tasting Notes (15) Avg Score: 94.7 points

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  9/5/2023 - mick978@gmail.com Likes this wine: 96 Points

  Still with so much life left

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  2/9/2023 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:

  Napa 2023: the quieter version; 2/6/2023-2/11/2023 (Napa/Sonoma California): Also drinking very well. Often this is my runner up in the line-up but it gets there after we’ve been tasting for quite an extended period of time so that it can spread its wings some. Like the Vecina though this was ready to go almost right from the beginning. Sweeter black fruit, very pretty and slightly floral style. Dark spice notes. Drinking great.

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  4/24/2022 - RMundell Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Drank at Bartini. Solid wine but overpriced.

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  12/22/2021 - Mdb1982 Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Really enjoyed this wine...it is right in that 7-10 year window where Napa Cabs tend to really shine.
  
  Winemaker Notes
  Pluribus expresses the character of an estate located at an elevation over 1,100 feet on the dramatic slopes of Spring Mountain. The name refers to the Latin word for many, and was chosen to signify the various facets involved in creating a fine wine: from the sun, soil, and climate of a vineyard, to the team of people who guide a wine through its evolution. A breathtaking mountainous 7-acre site with steep exposures to the north, east and southeast, the soil is comprised of volcanic bedrock. Pluribus, which debuted in the 2003 vintage, is defined as a bold, rich and concentrated wine elements of dark plum, roasted coffee, and scents of cedar are inherent throughout the vintages.
  
  Critical Acclaim
  
  Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 95 pts
  From a 7-acre parcel on Spring Mountain, the 2012 Pluribus Proprietary Red Wine exhibits the white flowers (acacia?), blueberry and black raspberry fruit that comes from this high elevation site. It is full-bodied but very tannic, backward, coiled and relatively tight, behaving in that sense more like a 2013 than a 2012. This wine is set for a long life of 30+ years. Forget it for another 4 or 5 years, then consume it over the following three decades.

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  3/17/2020 - Niagara wrote: 93 Points

  Not quite ‘there’ yet, IMO ... still very primary and grippy.

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