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Spikemaster Likes this wine: 98 points
April 2, 2024 - To follow soon
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csimm wrote: 100 points
April 7, 2023 - A few days in Napa with fellow CT'r Cristal2000: A perfect wine. And in 10 years it’ll be a perfect wine. And in 15 years it’ll be a perfect wine. And in 20 years it’ll….well, you get the picture. So, we all know that taro card reading wine is an effort in futility. This bottle with this service was perfect. The next bottle tomorrow? Who knows. I gave this 96 points a year-and-a-half ago, and I remember that bottle was a pop-and-pour, which was obvious sacrilege. This recent showing was less strict indeed, opening the doors for weighty, dare I say rich, flavors of blackberry, black cherry, menthol, and sweet earth. So, what makes this better than any other “blackberry, black cherry, menthol…” Cabernet across the Valley? Good question. And since you had to sell your grandpa’s stamp collection to afford this wine, you deserve a candid answer. Well…
Ethereal is a word that comes to mind here. Also, it’s the absence of words that comes to mind (Boom. Mind. Blown. Eat that Aristotle!). There is an emotional activation that happens for me when a wine is “perfect,” whatever that even means exactly. I see a mix of scores on Cellar Tracker here, so I can only call it like I see it in this flash of the pan. As good as this is now, I would recommend holding at least until its ten year mark. It’ll go for two decades more I have little doubt, but this vintage is just so universally splendid that the Promontory definitely deserves a spot in the top wines of that vintage.4 people found this helpful Comments (13) -
jeremy@ Likes this wine: 97 points
February 28, 2023 - Promontory Wine Dinner by Kerry Wine (Restaurant Petrus): Promontory Wine tasting including 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018.
2016 is quite approachable right now. Berries and mineral/earthy. Tannins much more restraint than the 2013. Long finish. -
beatles wrote: 96 points
January 31, 2023 - Dense, dark, a wee bit smoked, tougher than the rest, a manly wine, if i ever saw one. Great core and intensity here.
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WineTally Likes this wine:
October 6, 2022 - 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
from 80 acres of vines split across numerous plots on Oakville's
southwestern ridge with a variety of soil, exposure and elevation.
The 2016 harvest consisted of sixty-four distinct passes, with the
upper ridgeline blocks ripening first, followed by those planted on
metamorphic soils further down the east-facing slope resulting in
30+ distinct lots aged a year in large Austrian oak casks
before blending, and several more years thereafter.
14.5% Abv.
Background: 40 ac property purchased by the Harlan family in 2008.
Proprietors: Bill Harlan and son Will Harlan
Winemaker: Cory Empting
Bottle #14866 Released in 2022.
A(ccuray)=2: Deep ruby/purple. Focused, intense Napa Cab.
B(alance)=3: Ripe fruit with vivid acid and tannic structure.
C(omplexity)=2: Dark and red berries, truffle, earth, chocolate, mineral.
D(epth)=2: Textured mouthfeel. Full palate and lingering finish.
Wine Tally Score [2,3,2,2]= 9/10
Further complexity anticipated.
One of the most expensive and elaborate Napa Cab made.
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By Georgina Hindle
March 2022 international releases on the Place de Bordeaux, 2/17/2022 (link)(Promontory, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, California, USA, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
The 2019 Napa Valley Cabernets: A Deep Dive (Jan 2022), 1/1/2022 (link)(Promontory Promontory Napa Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jeb Dunnuck
Napa Valley’s 2018s, 1/27/2021 (link)(Promontory Estate) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
Napa Valley’s Thrilling 2018s & 2019s, Part 1 (Jan 2021), 1/1/2021 (link)(Promontory Promontory Napa Valley Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
2/19/2020 (link)(Promontory Napa Valley Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Suckling
1/8/2020 (link)(Promontory Napa Valley , United States) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
2017 & 2018 Napa Valley In Depth (Jan 2020), 1/1/2020 (link)(Promontory Promontory Napa Valley Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Suckling
2/13/2019 (link)(Promontory Napa Valley, Red, United States) Subscribe to see review text.
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North Coast Part 1: Napa Valley's Incredible 2016s, 1/31/2019 (link)(Promontory Estate Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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Napa Valley’s Extraordinary 2016 Cabernets (Dec 2018), 12/1/2018 (link)(Promontory Promontory Napa Valley Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2016
- Type Red
- Producer Promontory
- Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Napa Valley
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 130 (3%)
- In Cellars 3,481 (87%)
- Consumed 368 (9%)
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- ProducerPromontory
- VarietyCabernet Sauvignon
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationNapa Valley
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