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Bondar Monastrell 2021

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Bondar Monastrell 2021
Producer Bondar
Region, Country McLaren Vale, Australia
Bottle Size 750ml
Case Size 6
Product Code 20847-750

Bondar's Monastrell is a very limited release (only 100 dozen are made). It comes from fruit off the Lacey vineyard in Willunga where rocky clay loam soils lie over the revered Kurrajong geology formation. The 14-year old vines here are farmed with minimal inputs, and winemaking follows this path, with hand-picking, no additions, and bottling unfined and unfiltered. A portion of the fruit was fermented as whole bunches, and maturation was for 13 months in seasoned French hogsheads

Bondar Monastrell 2021

Reviews

Honey, nuts, blood orange and red fruits. It’s juicy, fresh, a little sappy, poached strawberry and blood plum, grilled meat, some dried herb perfume, light grip of shale-like tannin, a pleasing bitterness, and freshness, and a finish of solid length. Excellent drinking. Frisky and lively. Yum.
93 points, Gary Walsh, The Wine Front
"Neither fined nor filtered. An exceptionally juicy monastrell (aka, mourvèdre), with a gentle build of texture and structure. It's a whole lot more than just another ’21 fruit bomb. What a virtuoso display. 100 dozen made."
96 points, James Halliday, Halliday Wine Companion 2024

Reviews

Honey, nuts, blood orange and red fruits. It’s juicy, fresh, a little sappy, poached strawberry and blood plum, grilled meat, some dried herb perfume, light grip of shale-like tannin, a pleasing bitterness, and freshness, and a finish of solid length. Excellent drinking. Frisky and lively. Yum.
93 points, Gary Walsh, The Wine Front
"Neither fined nor filtered. An exceptionally juicy monastrell (aka, mourvèdre), with a gentle build of texture and structure. It's a whole lot more than just another ’21 fruit bomb. What a virtuoso display. 100 dozen made."
96 points, James Halliday, Halliday Wine Companion 2024

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