2013-2015 Penultimate (Promontory) Napa Valley Bordeaux Blend Vertical
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Bid on this 3-bottle tasting lot; including 1-bottle of 2013 Penultimate (Promontory) Napa Valley Bordeaux Blend (94VN), 1-bottle of 2014 Penultimate (Promontory) Napa Valley Bordeaux Blend (96VN), and 1-bottle of 2015 Penultimate (Promontory) Napa Valley Bordeaux Blend (95VN). Of the 2014 Penultimate (Promontory) Napa Valley Bordeaux Blend, Vinous writes: "The 2014 Penultimate is a wine of magnificent finesse and nuance, the same qualities that make Promontory so special in this vintage. There is a feeling of translucence that runs through the 2014 that is so compelling. Dried herbs, mint, leather, smoke, tobacco and wild dark cherry are some of the many notes that flesh out with time in the glass. I especially admire the wine’s tension, vibrancy and phenomenal finish. The 2014 is so impressive upon opening, but then shuts down quickly in the glass. A few more years in bottle will help soften the noble mountain tannins. (AG)" (09/2020)
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2013 Penultimate (Promontory) Napa Valley Bordeaux Blend
Quantity: 1
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Provenance: Purchased directly from the winery and stored at a temperature-controlled wine storage facility until hand-delivered to K&L.
Antonio Galloni's notes on the producer: "About ten years ago Bill Harlan took me to a small winery a stone’s throw from Meadowood and The Napa Valley Reserve. He took out a set of maps and spread them out over a coffee table. “This is our latest project,” he told me as his eyes lit up. Harlan explained that he had chanced upon this property while hiking years prior and used evocative phrases like “the land” and “the territory” to describe a place that sounded like something out of the Wild West or a fairy tale, possibly both. That sort of mysticism is not often associated with Napa Valley, but Napa Valley can be that way once you move away from the well-known areas. That place was Promontory. I recently had a chance to taste the first three vintages of Penultimate, the newest wine from the property, with Will Harlan and Winemakers Cory Empting and David Cilli." (9/2020)
Professional Reviews
94
Vinous
“The 2013 Penultimate is a dark, brooding beauty that captures all the qualities of the Grand Vin, if I can use that phrase, but in a slightly more accessible style that can be enjoyed with just a few years in bottle. Iron, incense, tar, espresso, licorice and dark fruit all meld together in a powerhouse Cabernet Sauvignon that expresses the essence of place and the year in its muscular personality. Time brings out the wine’s natural power, but intense saline and mineral underpinnings remain constants. This is a super-impressive debut. (AG)” (09/2020)
Product Details
Quantity: 1
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Provenance: Purchased directly from the winery and stored at a temperature-controlled wine storage facility until hand-delivered to K&L.
2014 Penultimate (Promontory) Napa Valley Bordeaux Blend
Quantity: 1
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Provenance: Purchased directly from the winery and stored at a temperature-controlled wine storage facility until hand-delivered to K&L.
From Antonio Galloni in Vinous: "About ten years ago Bill Harlan took me to a small winery a stone’s throw from Meadowood and The Napa Valley Reserve. He took out a set of maps and spread them out over a coffee table. 'This is our latest project,' he told me as his eyes lit up. Harlan explained that he had chanced upon this property while hiking years prior and used evocative phrases like 'the land' and 'the territory' to describe a place that sounded like something out of the Wild West or a fairy tale, possibly both. That sort of mysticism is not often associated with Napa Valley, but Napa Valley can be that way once you move away from the well-known areas. That place was Promontory. I recently had a chance to taste the first three vintages of Penultimate, the newest wine from the property, with Will Harlan and Winemakers Cory Empting and David Cilli." (09/2020)
Professional Reviews
96
Vinous
“The 2014 Penultimate is a wine of magnificent finesse and nuance, the same qualities that make Promontory so special in this vintage. There is a feeling of translucence that runs through the 2014 that is so compelling. Dried herbs, mint, leather, smoke, tobacco and wild dark cherry are some of the many notes that flesh out with time in the glass. I especially admire the wine’s tension, vibrancy and phenomenal finish. The 2014 is so impressive upon opening, but then shuts down quickly in the glass. A few more years in bottle will help soften the noble mountain tannins. (AG)” (09/2020)
Product Details
Quantity: 1
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Provenance: Purchased directly from the winery and stored at a temperature-controlled wine storage facility until hand-delivered to K&L.
2015 Penultimate (Promontory) Napa Valley Bordeaux Blend
Quantity: 1
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Provenance: Purchased directly from the winery and stored at a temperature-controlled wine storage facility until hand-delivered to K&L.
Professional Reviews
95
Vinous
“Although the 2015 Penultimate is the youngest wine in this tasting, it is also the most approachable because of the warmth of the year. Exotic and ripe, the 2015 has an extra kick of mid-palate sweetness that makes it a total pleasure to taste today. Inky dark fruit, spice, dried herbs, crushed rocks and licorice capture the interplay of richness and savoriness that is a signature of warmer years here. The growing season had plenty of challenges, starting with cold weather early on and significant shatter that lowered yields considerably. A blast of heat at the end of the season accelerated ripening and led to a harvest that was a good week earlier than normal. The 2015 is a thrilling, hedonistic wine that hits all the right notes. (AG)” (09/2020)
Product Details
Quantity: 1
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Provenance: Purchased directly from the winery and stored at a temperature-controlled wine storage facility until hand-delivered to K&L.
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