What an amazing Bordeaux Blend from California! One if the best wines I’ve ever had and this is only the second vintage!!! It smooth and flavorful, big and silky, so sooo perfectly balanced in every way.
66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Cabernet Franc, 9% Petit Verdot, 4% Merlot.
aged in 80% new French oak for 20 months
Estate wine all Estate fruit. Pritchard Hill in Napa Valley
99 pts James Suckling 98 pts Robert Parker 94 pts Wine Spectator
Deep purple
dark fruits
full bodied with lots of tannin and incredibly silk smooth
it drank beautiful now, but you can keep it for 25-30 years
~$220
Continuum Estate is owned and run by Tim Mondavi. Pritchard Hill is not a legal appellation and is located in the Napa Valley AVA.
There is a very interesting article on the area and the wines that come from it here:
Pinning Down Pritchard Hill | Wine Enthusiast Magazine https://www.winemag.com/2012/09/18/pinning-down-pritchard-hill/
