2014 Bond - Melbury Napa ValleyColour : Red Producer : Bond Label Name : Melbury Napa Valley Country : USA Region : California Sub Region : North Coast Appellation : Napa Valley Variety : Cabernet Sauvignon Vintage : 2014 Capacity : 750 ml Standard Bottle Rating : Vinous 97 pts, Wine Advocate 96+ pts Tasting Note : Bond is the single vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon project of Bill Harlan, founder of Harlan Estate and the Meadowood resort, established in 1997 as a Burgundy inspired

This impresses with its striking aromatics of Asian pear

orchard blossoms and pickled ginger

honeysuckle

In the context of the Domaine du Haut-Lieu’s holdings

good density but surprisingly backward

this vintage context delivers a wine with more stuffing and structural intrigue than is usual for the label

drawn from one of the Rheinhessen’s oldest and most historically celebrated sites: a steep

Asian pear and stone dust

Tuscany’s most age-worthy appellation

It matured around 23 months in 53% new French oak

Wine Advocate 97+ pts Tasting Note : Pluribus

vinified and aged using a proportion of oak to develop textural complexity and aromatic depth beyond what stainless steel fermentation alone would provide