2021 Promontory

Stupendous aromas of blackberries and blackcurrants with hints of mint, cedar and pine. Notes of iodine, tobacco and mushrooms. Medium- to full-bodied with solid tannins that spread across the palate and melt into the wine. They frame the wine and give it form and tension, and then the center palate is energized with pure, airy, bright fruit. Available in 2026. (02/2024)

Looking at the 2021 Promontory, which isn't bottled, it's a beast of a wine that has killer notes of black and blue fruits, dark chocolate, lavender, and brambly herbs. I love its purity, and it's full-bodied, with incredible concentration and ripe, polished, yet building, substantial tannins. This is powerhouse wine built for the cellar, and it's going to be very long-lived. (12/2023)

Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2021 Promontory swans out with gregarious scents of juicy blueberries, fresh blackcurrants, and kirsch leading to suggestions of candied violets, forest floor, black olives, and cardamom with a waft of wet slate. The medium to full-bodied palate shimmers with electric black and red berry layers, framed by very firm yet beautifully ripe tannins and impactful tension, finishing long and minerally. (04/2024)