Bond, Vecina other_regions Good stuff and worth considering

Good stuff and worth considering provided that you have at least some patience

Powerful and rich

67 ha parcel planted in 1940)

The chalky spine is buried on the finish

It has a restraint on the finish which gives the tension that's sometimes referred to as minerality

Bond, Vecina other_regions Good stuff and worth consideringSaturated medium ruby. Cool perfume of blackberry, licorice, spices and black pepper. Suave and fine grained but still quite tight, showing little in the way of easy sweetness but also avoiding the greenness that plagues some 2008s. Although youthfully imploded, savory and dry, this powerfully tannic, mineral driven wine spreads out on the back end to coat the palate. Stephen Tanzer