2000 Bond, Matriarch, Napa Valley 1x750ml

Robert Parker 89

Those lots deemed not quite up to the standards of the Melbury, Vecina, and St. Eden labels are blended together to form Bond’s second wine, The Matriarch. This is a second wine in name only. The 2000 The Matriarch exhibits notes of dried Provencal herbs, roasted espresso, truffles, tar, meat, berries, and black currants. While attractive, it has less flavor dimension and volume than its younger sibling. (Not yet released) Tel. 707.944.9445, Fax. 707.944.9554, Email info@bondestates.com [Robert M. Parker, Jr., 23/12/2003]