Community Tasting Notes 89

• crawford Likes this wine: 92 points

  August 5, 2023 - After oxidized bottle on 8/2 this was delightful.

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• crawford wrote: flawed

  August 2, 2023 - Had become a nice, oxidized Oloroso. Opened another 3 days later, still great.

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• wine4lux Likes this wine: 95 points

  June 29, 2023 - Served at a dinner with friends, paired with grilled filets. Incredibly sumptuous aromas lead to an amazingly smooth wine on the palate. Wonderful example of a well-made Napa cab at 20.
  Opened and poured into a decanter about 75 minutes before serving. Not a speck of sediment.

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• dkentaustin Likes this wine: 95 points

  October 16, 2022 - Gorgeous scarlet color with a light rust edge. White oak, boysenberry, blackberry, eucalyptus and black currant. Very hedonistic mouthfeel and flavors dance around the palate. Sweet, dark fruits with a very structured backbone. The wine seems to have life ahead and is quite enjoyable right now.
  
  p.s. snake river ribeye filets with kapusta and Caesar salad.

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• buckeye76 Likes this wine: 95 points

  July 15, 2022 - Surprising in a good way! This bottle based on my previous notes is actually improving with time. Not bad for a "second wine". Black currants, black cherries, blackberries, blueberries, licorice, and leather in the nose. Similar rich, concentrated flavors with a hint of chocolate. Medium to full bodied with nice complexity and acidity, wonderful balance, and a very smooth long finish. The 2003 Matriarch is drinking very well right now. I only wish it wasn't my last bottle.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2003
• Type Red
• Producer BOND
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation Matriarch
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Napa Valley

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• Pending Delivery 19 (1%)
• In Cellars 1,400 (55%)
• Consumed 1,144 (45%)

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