Lot 211
BOND ESTATES MELBURY RED WINE 2010 (1) WA 98+
BOND ESTATES QUELLA RED WINE 2010 (1) WA 98
Lot 211 Details
BOND ESTATES MELBURY RED WINE 2010 (1)
Napa Valley.
From a higher site in the Pritchard Hill area, the 2010 Melbury appears to be prodigious, but is currently extremely backward. My notes indicate it should be forgotten for 7-10 years. With coaxing, this structured 2010 offers up aromas of blueberry liqueur, black currants, charcoal and spring flowers. It possesses gorgeous purity and remarkable incremental richness, but it is quite brooding and backward. Everything it needs for a great future is present, but patience will definitely be required. October 2013 WA 98+
BOND ESTATES QUELLA RED WINE 2010 (1)
Napa Valley.
The 2010 Quella is a candidate for perfection. From the lower foothills of Pritchard Hill, it offers up notes of charcoal, graphite, espresso and copious quantities of blueberry and black raspberry liqueur, along with distinctive minerality, a full-bodied mouthfeel, moderately high tannins, gorgeous richness and a long, moderately tannic finish. Forget it for five years and drink it over the following three decades. October 2013 Drink: 2018-2048 WA 98