2014 Vecina Cabernet Sauvignon

One of the most expressive wines in this range, the 2014 Vecina is powerful, dense and explosive. Despite its obvious intensity, the 2014 has quite a bit of detail and nuance. Time in the glass unleashes the wine's natural intensity, volume and power. The huge, savory and mineral-drenched finish only adds to the wine's immeasurable beauty.

Another awesome wine is the 2014 Vecina and it’s from a vineyard on the western side of the valley, right up next to Harlan Estate. This deep, full-bodied, seriously concentrated 2014 gives up loads of plums, currants, toasty oak, chocolate, and chalky minerality. It picks up a touch of violets with time in the glass, but the theme here is deep, dark fruit and minerality. With the forward, supple style of the vintage, it still has serious concentration and structure, and is going to be long-lived.

The 2014 Vecina is simply extraordinary. Soaring aromatics and vivid, chiseled fruit are some of the many signatures. Nuanced and wonderfully alive in the glass, the 2014 is also one of the most complete wines in this retrospective tasting at Bond. The 2014 is not a big wine, but it is exceptionally polished and finessed to the core.