Producer | Continuum |
Country | United States |
Region | California |
Subregion | Napa Valley |
Varietal | Proprietary Red |
Vintage | 2021 |
Sku | 8238 |
Size | 750ml |
This is so aromatic with blackcurrant blackberry graphite iron pine bark and orange peel. Hints of wild sage and peppermint. Seductive perfumes. Full-bodied with extremely well-integrated tannins that have great length. Elegant firmness at the finish. The qual
This note is written before the final blend of the 2021 Continuum. Deep purple-black in color it hits the ground running with an intense nose of red and black currant preserves lilacs baker's chocolate and graphite leading to an undercurrant of black olives and red loam. On the medium to full-bodied palate it is very lively grainy and super-concentrated finishing long and shimmery. Reviewed by: Lisa Perrotti-Brown Review date: 2023-06-07
The 2021 Proprietary Red Wine Sage Mountain Vineyard is a heady bombastic wine with a huge fruit profile and equally imposing tannins. In so many vintages Continuum can be quite racy and seductive but 2021 is not one of those years. Readers will have to be especially patient here. Lavender mocha crème de cassis and cloves build into the substantial resonant finish. The blend is 45% Cabernet Sauvignon 35% Cabernet Franc 11% Merlot and 9% Petit Verdot. It will be interesting to see if the tannins soften. Today the 2021 is a brute. Let's see what time brings - By Antonio Galloni on December 2023