2014 Bond, Matriarch, Napa Valley, Case of 6 Btls
$1,395
96JS
Critic key
JS = James Suckling
Product Description
JS96 "This is really delicious now with lots of juicy brambleberries and currants. Walnut and spice undertones. Full body, round and beautiful fruit and complexity. Better than the barrel sample. Best ever?" Mar 2018
"The five separate single vineyards that Bill Harlan has under long-term contract continue to perform at first growth quality levels. They generate between 500 and 600 cases of these single-vineyard wines that all represent distinctive and separate micro-climates of Napa Valley. The culled out barrels that don’t make the cut are blended together for a wine called Matriarch, which in itself is a terrific offering. " RP Oct 2016
"The five separate single vineyards that Bill Harlan has under long-term contract continue to perform at first growth quality levels. They generate between 500 and 600 cases of these single-vineyard wines that all represent distinctive and separate micro-climates of Napa Valley. The culled out barrels that don’t make the cut are blended together for a wine called Matriarch, which in itself is a terrific offering. " RP Oct 2016