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  • Country ranking ?

    216
  • Producer ranking ?

    47
  • Decanting time

    4h
  • When to drink

    now to 2035
  • Food Pairing

    Rack of lamb

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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate/ The 2014 Vecina displays a deep garnet-purple color and has a broody, baked blueberries, cassis and anise-laced nose with suggestions of garrigue, dusty earth and bay leaves. Full-bodied, rich, spicy and powerful in the mouth, it offers a lot of latent layers and promises great, great things to come with an incredibly long, layered finish. It needs a bit of time but should cellar beautifully for a good 25 years+....

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The Story

VECINA is coined from the Spanish word for neighbor. This is our endeavor with the property situated directly southeast of the BOND winery.

The beautifully terraced volcanic soil slopes of this property reside in Oakville's western foothills. The 11-acre site faces due east and is the recipient of cool morning sun. Vecina, which appeared with the 1999 vintage in the inaugural BOND release, is always powerful, intense and savory. Vecina's ot...

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Wine Information

This is the brainchild of the irrepressible Bill Harlan and his sensational winemaking team of Bob Levy and Michel Rolland. These are all 100% terroir-based Cabernet Sauvignons from distinctive sites in Napa Valley. There are 600-700 cases of each cuvee. The Melbury represents a hillside vineyard site above Lake Hennessy, the St. Eden is a valley floor vineyard in the Oakville corridor, and Vecina is a western hillside vineyard adjacent to Har...

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Written Notes

Dark, purple red colour. Extremely refined nose with ripe blackberries and blackcurrants, dark chocolate and gentle spiciness. Full-bodied palate with great intensity and harmonious structure. Silky tannins, rich ripe fruitiness with spicy pepper tones. Velvety finish. Drinking well already, but will benefit from 5-7 years further ageing. If enjoyed now, decant for 4 hours and serve at 17-18°C with grilled venison and juicy steaks. JL 97p (12/2020)

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Origin

Oakville, Napa Valley

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Matriarch

Melbury

Pluribus

Quella

St. Eden

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