2011 Bond "Vecina" Napa Valley Bordeaux Blend plum and currant fruit picking

plum and currant fruit picking up hints of clove and apple skin as the finish sails on against refined tannins

blue flower and toasted almond build in intensity and momentum

Slightly austere

pairs perfectly with any sort of seafood

2011 Bond "Vecina" Napa Valley Bordeaux Blend plum and currant fruit pickingOne of the more voluptuous, ample wines in this series, the 2011 Vecina is endowed with a real sense of class. Dark red and black fruit, smoke, new leather and licorice blossom in a surprisingly rich, powerful wine for the year. This super expressive, resonant Cabernet Sauvignon hits all the right notes. Hints of sweet tobacco, licorice and menthol add the final notes of complexity. (AG)