Bond
Matriarch Napa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend
#AgedWineTuesday
This is a wonderful Cabernet Sauvignon blend from Napa Valley.
Dark ruby in color with a short reddish rim. Not showing age at all.
Full bodied with medium acidity and long legs.
Dry on the palate with blackberries, black currants, plums, cooked cherries, cedar, vanilla, spices, espresso, cola, tobacco leaf, earth, dark chocolates, peppercorn and herbs.
Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy cherries.
This second label from Bond, is drinking wonderfully now, and will continue to age nicely in the next 15 years.
I had it blind and called it, including the vintage. Love it when that happens.
This 21 year old is good right out of the bottle, and better after 3 hours of airtime.
Thank you Robbie for sharing.
Nicely balanced with great complexity and elegance. A great shipping wine.
Robert Parker 94 points.
A gorgeous wine that doesn't need food.
14.5% alcohol by volume.
94 points.
$200.
#AgedWineTuesday
This is a wonderful Cabernet Sauvignon blend from Napa Valley.
Dark ruby in color with a short reddish rim. Not showing age at all.
Full bodied with medium acidity and long legs.
Dry on the palate with blackberries, black currants, plums, cooked cherries, cedar, vanilla, spices, espresso, cola, tobacco leaf, earth, dark chocolates, peppercorn and herbs.
Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy cherries.
This second label from Bond, is drinking wonderfully now, and will continue to age nicely in the next 15 years.
I had it blind and called it, including the vintage. Love it when that happens.
This 21 year old is good right out of the bottle, and better after 3 hours of airtime.
Thank you Robbie for sharing.
Nicely balanced with great complexity and elegance. A great shipping wine.
Robert Parker 94 points.
A gorgeous wine that doesn't need food.
14.5% alcohol by volume.
94 points.
$200.
Campho Phenique. Better on the palate than the nose.
Campho Phenique. Better on the palate than the nose.
Jan 8th, 2016Just slightly past the drinking window. :(
Just slightly past the drinking window. :(
May 30th, 2014Definitely in the top five wines I've tasted, this is an amazing wine.
Definitely in the top five wines I've tasted, this is an amazing wine.
Jun 18th, 2013First time for this one. Lots of details & even a little funk. Too ripe and too much oak for me, but impressive none the less. @ Mulvaney's B&L
First time for this one. Lots of details & even a little funk. Too ripe and too much oak for me, but impressive none the less. @ Mulvaney's B&L
Jun 12th, 2016Thankful for Matriarch with our Matriarch.
Thankful for Matriarch with our Matriarch.
Nov 25th, 2016Getting in shape for next week with the crew. Notes and rating to follow. @Ron R @Mike Rowe @David A Lentine @Martin G Rivard Edit; The nose on this is that of a first growth Bordeaux. Dusty red berries and spice. The palate is velvety, however the tannins are still there, giving this enough structure to keep aging. Stewed plums, baking spices, cedar wood, hints of oak, eucalyptus, earth, Nat Sherman tobacco. This just screams old world; but with a new world twist.
Getting in shape for next week with the crew. Notes and rating to follow. @Ron R @Mike Rowe @David A Lentine @Martin G Rivard Edit; The nose on this is that of a first growth Bordeaux. Dusty red berries and spice. The palate is velvety, however the tannins are still there, giving this enough structure to keep aging. Stewed plums, baking spices, cedar wood, hints of oak, eucalyptus, earth, Nat Sherman tobacco. This just screams old world; but with a new world twist.
Oct 8th, 2016