Bond - Melbury Napa Valley 2020 (750ml) Curico Valley

Bond - Melbury Napa Valley 2020 (750ml) Curico Valley98 James Suckling Review Date: 02 2023 So perfumed with red roses and forest floor, plums and bark. Complex. Full to medium bodied with very fine tannins and a tangerine, orange zest and berry finish. Raspberries, too. Tangy and extremely long. Attractive now but will age 96 Decanter Review Date: 02 2024 Generous and pure, bright, giving, and totally charming with plenty of energy through the wine's fruit density. A real sink your teeth in wine in

The finish is fresh and savory

fading violet petals

and tannins form a perfect harmony

Highly perfumed aromas blend fresh summer berry notes with anise

This wine is part of the importer's Gulp/Halbo line

But it should come around nicely with bottle age

To some extent the 2022 vintage is the MOST Estate Old Vine Pinot Noir bottling ever as it literally spans the breadth of the site and includes what would essentially be “declassified” versions of those high-end

caramel and notes of blonde tobacco linger on the persistent finish

There is a lot of energy and exploration going on

They are elegantly woody

classy bouquet of crème de cassis

Aroma: a tropical fairy tale with aromatic notes of mango and melon