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2002 Bond Melbury Proprietary Red Wine
| Vineyard: | Bond |
| Price: | $225.00- $375.00 |
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| Varietal: | Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Style: | Red Wine |
| Region: | United States |
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WINEMAKER'S NOTE
"An exquisite effort, the 2002 Melbury Proprietary Red boasts a dense purple color to the rim along with a sweet perfume of acacia flowers, blueberry pie, licorice, and a hint of hot rocks. A wine of great intensity, tremendous voluptuousness and opulence, fabulous purity, low acidity, and silky tannin, this stunning 2002 can be drunk now and over the next 15-20 years.
This is the newest brainchild of the irrepressible Bill Harlan and his sensational winemaking team of Bob Levy and Michel Rolla...
Expert Reviews
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International Wine CellarRating: 96/100 - As reviewed by International Wine Cellar in Issue 120, May/June 2005. ($175) Deep medium ruby. Subdued but pure aromas of dark fruits and licorice. Sweet, stylish and pure, with a suave, fine-grained texture and subtle flavors of currant, raspberry, iron, tobacco and minerals. Lush and perfectly balanced; a bit less roasted in character than the superb 2001, which I again rated 94 points in early March. Finishes with outstanding, mounting persistence. Showing spectacularly right now. Combines great sweetness and richness with uncanny finesse and purity of flavor. In theory read more...at least, this is the most elegant wine in the Bond stable. The pH of this wine is typically around 4.0, or a bit higher than the St. Eden and Vecina. (hide)
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Wine AdvocateRating: 96/100 - As reviewed by The Wine Advocate in Issue 162.
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Wine SpectatorRating: 97/100 - As reviewed by Wine Spectator.
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