2001 Bond St. Eden Cabernet - OWC 6 x 750ml
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2001 Bond St. Eden Cabernet - OWC 6 x 750ml

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2001 Bond St. Eden Cabernet - OWC 6 pak - 100 pts!
BOND: A portfolio of wines that are diverse in their geographic representation and 'Grand Cru' in quality, all under the umbrella of one philosophy, one team, one mark.

This is the brainchild of Harlan Estate’s Bill Harlan, who has signed the owners of these well-placed vineyards in selected micro-climates in Napa Valley to long (quarter of a century) contracts. In the first decade, he has expanded the number of vineyard holdings to five separate wines in 2011, all made by the Harlan Estate winemaking team of Bob Levy and consulting oenologist Michel Rolland. There were only three cuvees in 2001 – from an 11-acre site on the western Oakville hillsides near Harlan Estate, the Vecina, St. Eden, an 11-acre stony knoll north of the Oakville Crossroad with a northern exposure, and from the steep slopes just north of Lake Hennessy with an eastern and southeastern exposure, east of Rutherford, the Melbury.

Since these fabulous 2001s were made, two other great vineyards have been added to the Bond portfolio. These are Quella, which is a 9 acre vineyard in the eastern hills of northern Napa Valley, planted on white volcanic ash called Tufa, and Pluribus, which is a high elevation vineyard planted on steep slopes of Spring Mountain with a northern and easterly exposure. All three 2001s showed phenomenally, and are still very young wines, with at least 15 to 20 more years of upside potential. In fact, in a cold cellar these wines probably have 40 or more years of aging potential, but few of us will be able to wait that long to see how they taste.
Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage 2001
Rating 97 WS
Bottle Size 6 x 750ml
Bottle Quantity 6
Country USA
Region California
Location North Coast
Producer Bond (Harlan)
Color Red
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100 RP -  Utterly perfect, another wine that seems to have taken on a first-growth Pauillac-like character (think Mouton-Rothschild) is the 2001 St. Eden. With a remarkably perfumed nose of crushed rocks, subtle barbecue smoke, and again, cedar wood intermixed with creme de cassis and blackberry, this wine displays a phenomenally concentrated mouthfeel, full-bodied opulence, voluptuous texture, and of this trio, is certainly the closest to its apogee of full maturity. Nevertheless, it will still benefit from another 5-10 years of cellaring and keep for an additional 25-30. Straightforward floral black currant licorice and tar aromas jump from the glass of the 2001 St. Eden. A Pauillac-like personality filled with creme de cassis cedar pen ink and lead pencil is found in this nearly perfect 2001. Drink it over the next two decades.

The spectacular 2001 St. Eden offers classic tobacco leaf characteristics intermixed with melted licorice tar creme de cassis and hints of cedar as well as minerality in the background. Succulent and intense with extraordinary complexity it tastes like pure cassis liqueur wrapped in new oak. The powerful 60-second finish provides the full monty. This potential legend will be at its finest between 2011-2030. RP

Wine Spectator 97 WS
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Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage 2001
Rating 97 WS
Bottle Size 6 x 750ml
Bottle Quantity 6
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Region California
Location North Coast
Producer Bond (Harlan)
Color Red
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