2013 BOND Vecina
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JamesSuckling.com | Rating: 98
Aromas of plums and terracotta with flowers and fresh herbs such as lemon grass. Full body. This young red envelops your palate with polished and velvety tannins that turn to ripe fruit, light smoke, cedar and chocolate undertones. Dusty texture. Salty and savory. Superb intensity. Can't wait to drink it on release and onwards.Author: James SucklingIssue: Friday, January 15, 2016Wine Spectator | Rating: 94
Remarkably complex, focused and structured, with a rich, fruity entry supported by fine-grained tannins and seductively creamy, mocha-tinged oak. Taken as a whole this is an enticingly complex and ageworthy effort.Author: James LaubeIssue: Nov 30, 2016Wine Advocate | Rating: 100
The perfect 2013 Vecina offers up notes of pen ink, scorched earth, espresso, blackcurrant liqueur and blackberries. It is a fabulously great wine, with supple, well-integrated tannin, decent acidity, and a skyscraper-like mouthfeel, with extraordinary purity and richness. This is an amazing wine to drink over the next 50 years, although I would probably suggest cellaring for five or more at present.Drink Dates: 2021 - 2071Author: Robert ParkerIssue: 227Vinous | Rating: 100
This look back at Vecina continues with the 2013. Ample and creamy yet also tannic, the 2013 is outrageously beautiful today. Raspberry jam, tobacco, smoke, dried flowers and herbs build into a crescendo of aromas, flavors and textures. Although the 2013 won't be ready to drink any time soon, it is simply thrilling on this afternoon. There is not much more I can say than that.Drink Dates: 2023 - 2038Author: Antonio GalloniIssue: Nov 2017
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Collector Data For This Wine
- 227 bottles owned
- 85 collectors