Continuum is het project van Tim Mondavi, oudste zoon van de beroemdste wijnmaker aan de overkant van de oceaan: Robert Mondavi. Een genuanceerde Bordeauxblend van uniek terroir in Napa Valley en een huwelijk tussen het oude en het nieuwe in de streek. Verder lezen
Smaakprofiel
Complex, krachtig & vol
Druivenras
Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot
Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot
Regio
Napa Valley
Smaakprofiel
Complex, krachtig & vol
Jaargang
2021
Flesinhoud
0.75
Alcoholgehalte
15 %
Op dronk vanaf
2029
Op dronk tot
2039
Bevat sulfieten
Sulfieten
Afsluiting
Kurk
Art.nr.
K202587
Awards
Awards
James Suckling 99/100 punten 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.
Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate 96+/100 punten 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.
Jancis Robinson 18++/20 punten Tasted blind. Deep glowing crimson with a little purple tinge. Seaweed/oyster-shell note on the nose. Then ripe and cool on the palate with marked tannins on the finish. Not really ready yet. And a little alcohol on the end. Ambitious and distinctive! Bone-dry finish. Very refreshing. Long.
Antonio Galloni, Vinous 94+/100 punten 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, crĆØme 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.