2021 Quella

This a very strong set of wines from the Harlan family’s BOND portfolio of single-vineyard Cabernets. The 2021s, which are still in barrel, are highly reflective of a very strong stylistic shift underway across all the Harlan properties towards an approach that favors much more freshness and verve than in the recent past. I was perhaps even more impressed with the 2020s. These are not easy wines. Like most 2020s, the BOND wines appear to have multiple personalities and can give very different impressions from tasting to tasting. Many of the 2020s were even better after having been opened for a day. That said, I would prefer to drink them on the earlier side because so much is unknown about this vintage.