| Brand | Bond Estate |
| Appellation | Napa Valley, California |
| Vintage | 2017 |
| Oak Treatment | French Oak |
| Aging | more than 20 months |
| Total Varietal Composition % | Cabernet Sauvignon Blended |
Product details
(Bond Napa Valley Pluribus, Red, United States) Lots of blue fruit and violets with some slate and cool stone. Peaches, too. Full-bodied, structured and tannic at first, but then shows a fluid and subtle, fruity impact from the mid-palate to the end. A little reserved now, so give it three or four years to show its stuff.
This year's Matriarch is very similar to Harlan Estate in structure, and in some ways, a superior wine, or at least more delicious now. Shows the most beautiful black currant, cedar, blueberry pie and Asian spice flavors. What makes the structure so gorgeous are the firm tannins. Ultimately, it's a refined, exquisite red wine. Hard to imagine a better one for drinking over the next decade, and just shows that price sometimes has no relationship to quality.
