Promontory, Penultimate, Napa Valley

Much more approachable than big brother. Dark cherries. Concentrated fruit. Long finish. Characteristic Harlan tannin management. Quite a bit of grip yet. Early but enjoyable.

2016 vintage

Wonderful wine. Paired with coffee crusted wagyu on Valentines Day.

2016 vintage

ATL Wine Group Annual Christmas Tasting (ATL, GA) : Wine #4 in blind tasting of 9 wines. Dark black color. On nose, fresh blackberry, cassis, cinnamon, vanilla. Palate similar. Very smooth palate with medium body, medium acidity, low (integrated) tannins and long finish. Guessed 2019 Napa Cabernet. Group's third place (far below the '16 Saxum James Berry and the '13 Casanova di Neri Cerretalto Brunello). 93+/-

2016 vintage

A refined and complex nose with vanilla pod, ripe mulberries, plums, sweet spices and fresh cedar. Focused with dark cocoa on the palate. So balance yet still so young. Good tension between tannins and fruits and acid. Lengthy mid-palate and lingering finish. Ready to drink now and for the next 5 years. Amazing second wine!

2016 vintage

96-97 Yum. Decanted for an hour. Intense nose. Can still improve and has years ahead of it.

2016 vintage

Fantastic. Dark fruits, full bodied with ice spice notes and well balanced tannins

2016 vintage

Wonderful wine. Initially the nose reminded me of being in a wine cave with the barrels. I decanted for an hour and drank over several hours. It continued to evolve. I look forward to seeing where it will go over the years.

2016 vintage

Double decanted for 30 minutes with a couple of hard swirls. Body is medium plus, the nose a bit shy and the palate tart with too much tartaric acid. After about half an hour in the glass and paired with Filet Mignon the wine felt more integrated. We keep half a bottle (vacuumed) for tomorrow and I’ll report back… Next day the wine was a bit mellow and the tartaric acid got a bit more approachable but in general the …

2016 vintage

@ Capital Grille Wall Street. Needed 1.5 hours to really open up. I had this at Promontory last year and in comparison the wine feels a bit more shut-down, lots of upfront spice and alcohol that needed swirling to harmonize. Deep primary fruits and feels less unique to the Promontory mountainside terroir and more of a generic, good Oakville. Giving my other 2 bottles at least 3-4 more years to sleep.

2016 vintage

Wonderful wine from my favorite West coat winery. Deep garnet / crimson color. Deep red fruited nose is caressing and voluptuous. Sultry. The palate is still a bit tight and tannic but the texture is there. Should blossom in five years or so. I love the freshness these wines show while showcasing CA fruit and texture. (93)

2016 vintage

Wonder rich texture of dark fruit balanced tannins and acidity. Nice secondary notes of oak and tertiary notes of earth.

2016 vintage

Still youthful purple. Blackberry fruit mixed with fresh cream and some earth. The depth is outstanding but so is the uplifting acid. Drinking well. PRetty darn terrific. (94)

2016 vintage

Like Promontory proper, a rather savory and herbal character, with graphite and sage and cedar and spice. Medium-full body with balanced acidity.

2016 vintage

While still too young this is interesting, complex and finish magically!

2016 vintage

Fun wine to try but when I heard the price tag on this I laughed out loud. File this wine away as a great way to show someone you have too much money and not enough imagination without actually outright saying it. If you’re buying this, I have a bridge to sell you in Brooklyn…..

2016 vintage

Spring 2022 Dream Napa Trip; 4/11/2022-4/12/2022 : Lighter style, less elegant and more austere than its big brother. Not sure if this is in the same QPR as a Bella Oaks, an Impensata, or an Accendo. Good wine, but not sure on the reasoning for a “2nd wine” for this estate.

2016 vintage

Napa Trip - Trying new wines and meeting new people; 4/11/2022-4/12/2022 (Napa) : Think my palate might've been shot by now on this trip. This is their second wine and tasting it next to their flagships doesn't really help. It tasted and felt like a lesser clone of their main bottling. The body was just a bit lighter/thinner and so were the flavors. It could've been me though.

2016 vintage

Pure, elegant, fullish but not heavy. Good finish and to drink over the next 5 to 15 years. (93)

2016 vintage

This rich and layered Cabernet needs 2-3 hours of air at the moment, but it is just as classy and delicious as its predecessors (though I'd give the edge to the 2014 and 2015 at the present time). Look, I get it: a $350 "penultimate" a/k/a second-best Cabernet is the last thing Napa needs; "almost" is not what this price point demands. Still, there is a ripeness, wildness, and originality in this wine that are incredible (as is true with …

2016 vintage

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