2016 BOND Matriarch
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Moving to the 2016s from bottle, this estate has produced an insanely good lineup of wines, and even the second wine is flat out stunning. The 2016 Matriarch boasts a classic, rounded, flawlessly balanced style as well as complex notes of both blackberry and black raspberry fruits interwoven with notes of dried herbs, unsmoked tobacco, Asian spices, and garrigue-like nuances. Showing the more polished, elegant side of the vintage, with silky tannins, you can drink bottles today or cellar them for two decades.
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James Suckling
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The 2016 Matriarch is sensual and super-expressive. Fleshy and succulent with creamy layers and very dark cherry and plum fruit, this is an open-knit, racy and supple, gorgeous wine with tons of near- and medium-term appeal. This is very nicely done, and also a great introduction to the vintage here.
Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2016 Matriarch rocks up with forthright notions of crushed blackcurrants, black cherries and mulberries plus hints of crushed rocks, dried herbs, iron ore and black soil plus a touch of Ceylon tea. Medium to full-bodied, the palate reveals impressive intensity with a firm texture of grainy tannins and bags of freshness, finishing with an herbal lift.
<p>Bright and beautiful with so much energy and beauty that expands across the palate with fine tannins and focused fruit. Blackberry and walnut undertones. Vivid finish. Drink or hold.</p>