2010 Bond Vecina Napa Valley Red [WA99][V98][JS94][WS93]

Producer: Bond 
Region: Oakville, Napa Valley, California 
Blend: Bordeaux Red Blend  
Year: 2010 

Wine Advocate, 99 Points 

"Another wine flirting with perfection is the 2010 Vecina, the nearby neighbor of Harlan Estate on the western hills overlooking the Oakville Corridor, and further south, Yountville. A Graves-like effort, it displays notes of burning embers, scorched earth, creme de cassis, and charcoal. Primordial, dense, rich, full-bodied, masculine and backward, this is another example of a wine built for half a century of cellaring. Forget it for 7-10 years and watch the pleasure unfold thereafter." 

Vinous, 98 Points 

"The 2010 Vecina is another head-turner. Powerful and ample, with huge tannins and structure, the 2010 hits all the senses with stunning intensity and gravitas. Vecina is always a big wine, but the 2010 has an extra gear of attention-grabbing allure. The 2010 won't be ready to drink anytime soon. Readers will have to be especially patient here." 

James Suckling, 94 Points 

"Loads of currants and plums with hints of flowers. Ripe fruit nose. Full body with a stony, mineral, salt and berry character. Chewy tannins. Toned and muscular. Needs a few years to soften: better in 2017." 

Wine Spectator, 93 Points 

"Big and ripe, yet graceful and supple-textured, with generous plum, blueberry and blackberry fruit that's elegant and deceptively complex. Firms nicely on the finish, where the tannins take hold."  

Alcohol: 14.5% 

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