Bond, Vecina Size:3x750ml from very ripe and rot-tinged

from very ripe and rot-tinged grapes

A magnificent freshness pervades on the long finish

(released under the Maison Virgile Lignier label)

This too displays a background trace of wood that highlights the very Vosne-style nose of spicy blue and black fruit aromas that dissolve into rich

Bond, Vecina Size:3x750ml from very ripe and rot-tingedSaturated medium ruby. Cool perfume of blackberry, licorice, spices and black pepper. Suave and fine grained but still quite tight, showing little in the way of easy sweetness but also avoiding the greenness that plagues some 2008s. Although youthfully imploded, savory and dry, this powerfully tannic, mineral driven wine spreads out on the back end to coat the palate. Stephen Tanzer