2018 Promontory Estate | Oakville, Napa Valley California 750ml

In the early 1980s while hiking along Oakville's southwestern ridge, H. William Harlan discovered an isolated territory. The hidden expanse - ancient and untamed - moved him deeply, but remained elusive until the Harlan family finally captured it in 2008. As the second generation explored and worked with the land, they began to make discoveries of their own. At the core of this wild terrain, they found a powerful geologic convergence, which had shaped its steep, rugged topography, and created the conditions for an altogether exotic winegrowing environment. Over time they found that the dramatic landscape - just beyond the edge of the known - would slowly change them, and ultimately inspire a new endeavor: Promontory. | Promontory Estate

...more structured and powerful than the 2017, with more framing tannins as well as a gorgeous bouquet of black and blue fruits, lavender, sage, and lead pencil-like nuances. The balance here is perfect, and it's one of those wines that is going to evolve gracefully for 2 to 3 decades if well stored. | 98+ points, Jeb Dunnuck for jebdunnuck.com