Bond - Quella 2011

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Producer	Bond
Country	United States
Region	California
Subregion	Napa County
Varietal	Bordeaux Blend
Vintage	2011
Sku	12542
Size	750ml

QUELLA is the name for the wine from a 9-acre site located in the eastern hills overlooking the heart of the Napa Valley. Making its debut with the 2006 vintage, the name is derived from the German word for a pristine source or an artesian aquifer. This property is steeply sloped facing southwest. The site is an ancient riverbed composed of cobble and rocks interwoven with pockets of tufa (volcanic ash) that were uplifted during the last volcanic activity in the area. Quella displays an almost ethereal quality of blue fruits, graphite, and a vibrant, subtle finish.

The 2011 Quella Proprietary Red Blend is performing better from bottle than it did last year from barrel. Lots of black raspberry and blueberry fruit intermixed with notes of wet rocks and spring flowers jump from the glass of this medium-bodied, fleshy, beautifully evolved 2011 that is already showing secondary nuances and complexity. This vintage offers immediate gratification and drinkability. It should age effortlessly for another decade or more.

Sourced from a site in the hills east of St Helena. An enthralling, slow-burning nose of green pepper, pomegranate skin, ripe raspberries and moss. The texture is deft, floating and lacy, all the while asserting itself with a bevy of black fruit flavours. The finish is initially ghostly and subtle before becoming pure, energetic and fresh. The most enticing and seductive wine of the Bond lineup. Drinking Window 2021 - 2036

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