2002 Bond, St Eden, Napa Valley 1x750ml

Vinous 95

These last two wines are fascinating to taste side by side. The 2002 St. Eden is undoubtedly attractive, but it also looks like it will offer its best drinking over the near to medium term. Raspberry jam, rose petal, mint and spice give the 2002 a good bit of brightness to balance the overt, racy 2002 fruit. Dense and opulent, the 2002 also has enough freshness to drink well for up to another decade. [Antonio Galloni, 01/11/2017]

Anticipated maturity: 2017-2024

Robert Parker 100

The 2002 St. Eden, which comes from a valley floor vineyard in the Oakville corridor, is unreal. I had given the 2001 a perfect score, but the 2002 (made by the brain trust of on-site winemaker Bob Levy and outside French consultant Michel Rolland) is showing incredible elements of cedarwood, licorice, chocolate and creme de cassis as well as exquisite texture, full-bodied intensity, and unbelievable purity and length. It is only the second vintage for this vineyard, leased by Bill Harlan for several decades, and it has turned out to be a killer Cabernet Sauvignon and a great classic of Napa. It should drink well for 20-25 years. [06/01/2012]

Anticipated maturity: 2012-2037