BOND St Eden 2018 St Joseph ripe without excess with balance

ripe without excess with balance and good freshness

white flowers and musk

nuanced and showy

freshly baked bread

Medium body and a solid center palate

BOND St Eden 2018 St Joseph ripe without excess with balance96 98 Points The Wine Advocate, Lisa Perrotti Brown A barrel sample, the 2018 St. Eden is deep garnet purple in color. The nose is a little closed at this nascent stage, offering broody glimpses at blackcurrant jelly, boysenberries and black raspberries before opening out to a spicy undercurrent of cloves, black pepper and cumin seed. The palate is built like a brick house with a solid structure of ripe, grainy tannins and a lively backbone framing