BOND • Napa Valley, California
Vecina is Bond’s brooding, single-vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon from the terraced, east-facing volcanic slopes of Vine Hil…Vecina is Bond’s brooding, single-vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon from the terraced, east-facing volcanic slopes of Vine Hill Ranch in the western Oakville hills, its name (“neighbor” in Spanish) nodding to its proximity to the Bond and Harlan…Learn More »
$575
/750ml
2020 Retail Average
96
/100
2020 Pro Rating
Blackcurrant, plum and blackberry fruit in BOND Vecina 2020 feels both concentrated and bright, wrapped in notes of cocoa, warm spice, leather and dried flowers, with a graphite-like edge that speaks to its rocky Vine Hill Ranch origin. The palate is powerful yet poised, with silky but tightly knit tannins and a vivid line of acidity that carries the dark, pure fruit long into the finish; a remarkably complete and refined wine considering the challenges of the vintage, and one that clearly rewards patience.
Dry-aged ribeye with rosemary jus, herb-crusted lamb rack, wild mushroom ragù over polenta
Vecina is Bond’s brooding, single-vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon from the terraced, east-facing volcanic slopes of Vine Hill Ranch in the western Oakville hills, its name (“neighbor” in Spanish) nodding to its proximity to the Bond and Harlan estates. Always the powerhouse of the Bond lineup, it marries dense black-fruit and cassis flavors with savory forest-floor and mineral notes, carried by firm, gravelly tannins and a structure built for decades of aging. This is Napa Valley Cabernet in its most monumental, cellar-worthy guise, chiseled by a g…