2008 BOND Vecina
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Wine Spectator | Rating: 94
Engagingly complex and layered, with a mix of dried currant, wild berry, forest floor, cedar, black licorice and tobacco flavors. Full-bodied and slow to unfold, gaining a sweetness on the finish.Author: James LaubeInternational Wine Cellar | Rating: 96
Good full ruby. Highly aromatic nose combines dark fruits, dried herbs, violet and forest floor spices. Explosively sweet and deep, with a spicy core of dark fruit flavors that fans out on the back half to saturate the palate. Finishes with strong but lush tannins and captivating violet lift. Remarkably horizontal for a cabernet-based wine from this vintage.Author: Stephen TanzerIssue: May/June 2011JamesSuckling.com | Rating: 96
Insane nose of porcini mushrooms and dark fruits. Forest floor too. Hints of spices. Amazing. Black fruits too! Full-bodied, with an amazing finish. This is superb. So long and powerful. Needs another two to three years to come around.Author: James SucklingWine Advocate | Rating: 95
The 2008 Vecina is a huge, strapping wine bursting with dark fruit, leather, licorice, smoke, minerals and tar. It possesses striking mid-palate depth and more than enough fruit to stand up to the firm, imposing tannins. Iron, graphite, smoke and minerals are layered into the dark, brooding finish. This is an impressive showing.Author: Antonio Galloni
Self | Rating: 92
Oakey and tannic, not sure the fruit will last long enough to balance out.Author: Johnnymd
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Collector Data For This Wine
- 413 bottles owned
- 156 collectors
- Average collector rating: 92
(Out of 156 collectors)