2008 Continuum, Napa Valley, Bottle (750ml)
$199
95VM95LP
Critic key
LP = Lisa Perrotti-BrownVM = Vinous Media
- Rating
- VM95/LP95
- Producer
- Continuum
- Vintage
- 2008
- Region
- California
- Appellation
- Napa Valley
- Country
- United States
- Format
- Bottle
- Volume
- 750mL
- ABV
- 15.0
- Type
- Still
- Color
- Red
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Product Description
VM95 "Bright medium ruby. Alluring aromas of cassis, black cherry, cocoa powder and graphite. At once plush and delineated, with an inky suggestion of almost port-like ripeness leavened by black raspberry, mineral, licorice and floral flavors, not to mention perfectly judged new oak. A wonderfully seamless, lively midweight wine with a compellingly pliant, almost creamy texture for the vintage and a firm tannic spine for further development in bottle. Fine, dusty tannins saturate the teeth and palate on the very long aftertaste, without showing any dryness or greenness. A beauty--for now or 15 years from now. And light on its feet considering its richness." ST for VM May 2018
LP95 "A blend of 71% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Cabernet Franc, 7% Petit Verdot, and 5% Merlot, the 2008 Continuum had more than 70% of the fruit sourced from Pritchard Hill, including a small amount from the Continuum estate. It has a deep garnet color and sashays out with pretty scents of kirsch, cherry compote, and blackcurrant cordial, with suggestions of cedar chest, dried herbs, and tobacco leaf. Full-bodied, the palate delivers rock-solid, firm, grainy tannins with a lively backbone and tons of savory laced black fruit layers, finishing long and earthy."
LP95 "A blend of 71% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Cabernet Franc, 7% Petit Verdot, and 5% Merlot, the 2008 Continuum had more than 70% of the fruit sourced from Pritchard Hill, including a small amount from the Continuum estate. It has a deep garnet color and sashays out with pretty scents of kirsch, cherry compote, and blackcurrant cordial, with suggestions of cedar chest, dried herbs, and tobacco leaf. Full-bodied, the palate delivers rock-solid, firm, grainy tannins with a lively backbone and tons of savory laced black fruit layers, finishing long and earthy."