2007 | Continuum | Proprietary Red (Magnum)

Description

Red Wine: 2007 | Continuum | Proprietary Red (Magnum)

Feels fancy and important in the mouth, with pure, refined tannins housing ripe, complex flavors of blackberries, black currants, cherries, chocolate, exotic spices and sweet, smoky oak.

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Producer: Continuum

Ratings: WA | 98WS | 97

Vintage: 2007

Size: 1.5L

ABV: 15.3%

Varietal: Bordeaux Blend Red

Country/Region: United States, Oakville

Feels fancy and important in the mouth, with pure, refined tannins housing ripe, complex flavors of blackberries, black currants, cherries, chocolate, exotic spices and sweet, smoky oak. The finish is dry but with a tinge of sweetness, like an infused blackberry liqueur, which probably is the result of high (15.3%) alcohol.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: The 2007 Proprietary Red comes mostly from the To Kalon vineyard, with 13% of the fruit from Pritchard Hill. Blended of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Cabernet Franc and 18% Petit Verdot, it has a deep garnet color and bursts out of the glass with pure cassis, vibrant blueberry preserves and blackberry pie scents with a profound underlying fragrance of candied violets, cinnamon stick, cloves and underbrush plus notions of beef drippings and pencil shavings. Full-bodied and voluptuously fruited with firm, ripe, grainy tannins and fantastic freshness, it has wonderfully pure layers, finishing very long. It has incredible delineation and should be very long lived.

• Wine Spectator: A wonderful expression of Cabernet, sleek and polished, with a mix of rich, layered black cherry, currant, wild berry and plum fruit that’s intense, concentrated, focused and stylish, turning spicy, with cedary anise and sage notes on a long, persistent finish. Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Drink now through 2020.

Producer Information

Continuum was founded in 2005 by renowned Californian winemaking pioneer Robert Mondavi and two of his children, Tim and Marcia. The winery concentrates on Bordeaux-style red wine blends from grapes grown on the Napa Valley estate. The Continuum vineyard was bought in 2008 and is located on Pritchard Hill, above the famous valley. However, it wasn’t until the 2012 vineyard that the wines were entirely produced from estate fruit. Previous vintages were sourced from Marjorie’s Vineyard within Mondavi’s To Kalon vineyard in Oakville, as well as from parcels in Stags Leap District. The winery, designed by the famous winery architect Howard Backen, was completed in 2013, just in time for Tim Mondavi’s 40th year as a winemaker. Pritchard Hill is located in the Vaca Mountain range on the eastern side of Napa Valley, and its hilly terrain is home to many of Napa’s so-called “cult wineries”, including Chappellet, Ovid and David Arthur. Continuum is predominately made from Cabernet Sauvignon, with some Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot blended in. Continuum Cabernet sells out quickly in the market, mainly through the winery’s mailing list. The winery also has a second label – Novicium – a Merlot-dominant wine made from newer vines on the Pritchard Hill property.