Wine
3 Bottles Bond Matriarch 2008
- Item Number
- 1315
Item Description
Legends of California have to include Bill Harlan, whose Harlan Estate wine has been described in Wine Spectator as "one of the ten best wines of the twentieth century" and has received consistent acclaim including four perfect scores of 100 "Parker points". Bill Harlan is also the proprietor of Bond Estates, for which Matriarch is the winerys second label Bordeaux styled red blend of tremendous prestige. Parker explains that the finest of lots culled out from Harlans five Napa Grand Cru Bond vineyards are assembled into the Matriarch. In 2009, James Laube called the Matriarch one his favorites in the Bond lineup when describing "14 dream Napa Cabernets... a group of heavy-hitting Cabernet producers that includes cult wines (Screaming Eagle), classic single-vineyard, estate-grown wines...and a slew of Bill Harlan bottlings. In August of last year, Wine Spectator again highlighted Matriarch as one of 13 outstanding 08 Napa Cabernets and went on to score it at 90 points. Parker and Tanzer also gave it 89/90 points. Tasting notes describe currant, tobacco, graphite and sexy cedar oak tones on the nose. At once creamy and vibrant, with a deeply spicy quality to the dark fruit and mineral flavors. Ripe and seamless wine with a suave, lingering finish. A lovely wine with considerable early appeal, rich and loamy, with mocha, dried currant, blueberry and espresso flavors. Full-bodied, offering a nice lift in the aroma, with touches of roasted plum, an understated expression of dark red fruit. Flowers, spices, licorice and tobacco are nicely layered into the finish, and a soft, well-made, round red to consume over the next decade. Bond asks for patience if you want to get onto their mailing list, and the Matriarch is just not out there to be had from anyone other than the Vineyard, so get in line for Bond and get your Matriarch here.
Donated By:
The Drant Family
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