2005 Bond Vecina

Dense, powerful and explosive, the 2005 Vecina is superb. The barest hints of aromatic development come through. Although the 2005 can probably be enjoyed now with some air, I would prefer to cellar it, as the future for this wine is unquestionably very, very bright. 

- Antonio Galloni (03/2017)

Loads of violets, flowers, and dark fruits on the nose. Full bodied, with dusty tannins and a medium finish. A wonderful nose but the finish could use a little more. Pull the cork. 14+23+22+32. (02/2011)

Intense and racy wild berry and blackberry fruit is flashy, tight, pure, focused and beautifully defined, picking up a nice dusty berry edge, with hints of black licorice, and offering wonderful depth, richness and persistence. Best from 2010 through 2018. 700 cases made. 

- James Laube (10/2008)

2005 Vecina is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, aged in 100% new oak, like the other cuvées. It is from an 11-acre site directly southeast of the Bond Winery, close to Harlan Estate. This wine tends to be the closest to the Harlan Estate in quality, with notes of new saddle leather, blackberry, roasted coffee and a hint of chocolate—and again—graphite and subtle smoke. Opaque purple, but still incredibly youthful, the wine is spicy, intense, full-bodied and majestic. There is a deep tone to this massive Cabernet Sauvignon, which is set for another 25 or 30 years of life, although it certainly is accessible at present. 

- Robert M. Parker, Jr. (06/2015)