Continuum Partners

Proprietary Red 'Estate'

• Practicing Organic
• 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Cabernet Franc, 7% Petit Verdot, 6% Merlot
• 100% estate sourced from Sage Mountain Vineyard (Pritchard Hill)
• 38 acres planted in 1991 and 1996
• Rock-Hambright loam & Sobrante loam soil series 1300-1600 ft. elevation
• Hand-harvested at night
• All fruit is selectively hand-harvested at night
• Native yeast fermentation in French oak and concrete tanks
• Three-day cold soak, three to four pump-overs daily
• 20 to 40 days on the skins
• All lots are then drained, basket pressed, and transferred with lees for malolactic fermentation
• Aged for 22 months in French oak (66% new)
• 14.9% abv

Info

Producer:

Continuum Partners

Vintage:

2019

Country:

United States

Region:

California

Appellation:

Napa

Variety:

Blend - Bordeaux

Color:

Red

Farming Practice:

Sustainable

Sizes Available

Full Bottle	US-CON-40-19	6/750ml
3L (Jeroboam)	US-CON-40-19J	1/3000ml

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Press & Reviews

James Suckling

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Date

2022-03-03

Wine Advocate

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Date

2022-05-31

REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES

James Suckling

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Date

Vinous

Score

96+

Date

Wine Advocate

Score

97+

Date

Wine Spectator

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Date

James Suckling

Score

100

Date

Vinous

Score

Date

2022-01-07

James Suckling

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Date

2024-03-06

"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 quality of the tannins is some of the best I have had in a young Continuum. Seamless silk. Great finish. 45% cabernet sauvignon, 35% cabernet franc, 11% merlot and 9% petit verdot. Best after 2027. "

Vinous

Score

94+

Date

2023-12-01

"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, crŠme 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. "

Wine Advocate

Score

96+

Date

2024-10-17

"A blend of 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Cabernet Franc, 11% Merlot, and 9% Petit Verdot, Continuum's 2021 Proprietary Red offers up slightly floral aromas, plus ample cherries and raspberries on the nose. It's medium to full-bodied, concentrated and structured, framed by fine-grained tannins that lend a silky texture to the long, elegant finish. It saw about 60% new French oak (the balance was second-use barrels), but the oak is barely noticeable."

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