2017 St Eden Cabernet Sauvignon
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This isn't shy with its fruit, showing waves of steeped fig, warmed blackberry reduction and crushed plum, though it all stays focused rather being overtly showy, as the substantial but fine-grained grip provides the ideal matrix to give additional bay leaf, warm earth, iron and tobacco notes room to emerge. A deft display of power and range. A Cabernet Sauvignon-based blend. 584 cases made.
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Jeb Dunnuck
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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Eden is a historical reference to this region’s designation on 19th-century maps. St Eden is based on an 11-acre rocky knoll that is part of a beautiful estate located just north of the Oakville Crossroad on the east side. The red rocky, iron-rich, volcanic soil of this north-facing site originates from high in the Vaca Mountains and slid down from Pritchard Hill. The deep fractures of the rock and north-facing aspect make it unique, although it’s the least steep of the Bond vineyards and is the lowest of the Bond sites at an elevation ranging from 145 to 188 feet. Initially it smelt a bit like hot chocolate. Then it turned chewy and a little diffuse without full seamless fruit on the mid palate. Not for me. But it’s certainly rich. (JR)
Silky, soft, refined and with a gorgeous sense of purity to the fruits, the wine is built to age. There is structure here along with all the ripe fruits, smoke, tobacco and stony essences you need to keep you focused. However, this will need some time to develop before really beginning to show its stuff.
I loved the 2017 St. Eden. This Oakville beauty boasts a deep purple hue as well as incredible minerality in its blue fruits, cassis, violets, and tobacco-laced aromas and flavors. Full-bodied, ripe, tannic, and concentrated, it has everything you could want in a Napa Valley Cabernet. Give bottles 2-4 years in the cellar and enjoy over the following 20 years or so.