Community Tasting Note

msuwine wrote:

Sunday, March 8, 2020 - This rich and grainy mountain Cabernet is fascinating - and delicious - right now, which just the right balance of deep, layered fruit, herbal undertone, and bright acidity. I imagine it has at least 3-5 more years of peak drinking ahead of it, but it is absolutely fantastic right now.

Dark purple in color and full in body, the wine offers compelling and savory aromas of bay leaf, sage, and espresso, with hints of mountain blueberry and black cherry. The flavors, though, are more fulsome and modern, with notes of blackberry, mocha, leather, and graphite, with a silky finish that carries some grainy tannin but also a lifted, refreshing finish (think fresh but ripe raspberries). Blend of 59% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Cabernet Franc, and 16% Petit Verdot. 15% alcohol. Decant at least an hour, if not two.

P.S. This outpaced a 2013 Memento Mori, which tonight came across as more creamy and straightforward in comparison. Surprisingly, the Continuum matched the Memento in terms of sheer fruit, but the Continuum - true to its origins - had enough tension to make it a touch more interesting. Both great wines, to be sure, but the Continuum was awesome tonight.

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