2012 BOND St. Eden

Community Tasting Notes (19) Avg Score: 95.1 points

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  5/13/2023 - El_Dougo wrote:

  This wine can drink well for another 2 decades, and in even the hard core Napa drinkers found it overpowering after 90 min slow ox + 60 min decant. Shows great promise, however, and we will try again in a number of years.
  
  Night one:
  Ruby in glass, a beautiful burgundy really.
  Nose med+ intensity of vanilla, oak, blackberry. Still very young.
  Palate Med+ acidity, med tannins integrated but still rough. Full body. Med+ finish. Med+ flavor intensity of predominantly blackberry. Med+ finish.
  
  Night two: Alcohol working it’s way into the wine and everything is settling down now. Nose remains oaky but now more chocolate and coffee coming through in addition to the vanilla. Palate is softer now. Raspberry in addition to the blackberry. The spiciness has subsided. More supple.
  
  Night three: tbd

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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): The wine which is usually my favorite although I don’t think it’s quite as bright showing as the Vecina or Pluribus both of whom were just spot on. This is still nice though. Fresh style with red currants and a bit of brightness. Evolving a lot in the glass. Always enjoyable.

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  9/18/2022 - Shugs_Claret wrote: 92 Points

  Distinguished by herbal notes on the nose. Dark fruits. Velvety tannins. Excellent concentration and persistence. Early drinking window.

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  10/29/2021 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:

  This is really lovely. Was in a cellar where for part of the pandemic there wasn't temp control and so a bit of a concern around it, but this was drinking very well. It's certainly new world style and deeper red fruits, but more moderate and balanced. Drinking well.

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  9/9/2021 - Quiet Lion Likes this wine: 96 Points

  Decanted over cocktails. Pure and soft blackcurrant and loamy earth with a midpalate that brightened after about two hours, then continued to evolve with chocolate and charred earth notes. Not sure I would recommend a long decant as the evolution was interesting and the structure started to dissolve toward the end. In any case this is a resounding success for the Bond aim of terroir-driven single-vineyard Cabernets and is drinking well now although it may continue to improve with more cellaring.

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