2013 Bond Matriarch spottswoode Etzel along the dramatic southernmost

Etzel along the dramatic southernmost edge of the Chehalem Moutnains AVA on volcanic Witzel soil

a Premier Cru Classé from the Bordeaux region and one of the world's greatest wines

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2018 Cabernet Sauvignon opens with floral notes

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2013 Bond Matriarch spottswoode Etzel along the dramatic southernmostWinemaker Notes The 2013 Matriarch, which may well be the finest Matriarch made to date, could easily stand on its own as a single vineyard offering. Made from the odds and ends of the single vineyard wines, nevertheless this is pretty great wine, and I joked with the winemaking team that maybe their selection process was too draconian. Dense purple, with notes of mulberry, blackberry, chocolate, cocoa and espresso, the wine is dense, full bodied,