2021 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

An absolute legend in the making, the 2021 Promontory is one of the most massive, concentrated, structured wines in the vintage. Coming from a hot, drought year, it has a dense purple/blue hue as well as primary notes of pure cassis, liquid rocks, black olives, resinous herbs, and iron. This carries to a full-bodied Mt. Veeder Cabernet Sauvignon that has a dense, layered mid-palate, ripe, building tannins, and flawless overall balance. It's not going to hit full maturity for at least a decade, but I wouldn't be surprised to see this evolve for 40-50 years if well stored. | 99 points, Jeb Dunnuck for jebdunnuck.com