2021 Continuum Estate Sage Mountain Vineyard Napa Valley 750 ml

“No detail is too small to escape Tim Mondavi’s attention…the attention to detail is equaled at only a handful of properties across the valley.” Those are the words of Antonio Galloni of Vinous, and they describe exactly what makes Continuum one of the iconic wines of Napa Valley.

Continuum is a collector’s item in every vintage, and the 2021 stands with the very best of them. Grown in a spectacular season, it’s polished and captivating, and the early critical reviews bear that out: It holds a 99-point score from James Suckling, who called it “seamless silk”: “The quality of the tannins is some of the best I have had in a young Continuum.” Former Wine Advocate boss Lisa Perrotti-Brown added in a score of 98–100 points.

Tim and Marcia Mondavi’s commitment to world-class wine has led them to this extraordinary, fully estate-based site: the incredible Sage Mountain Vineyard, overlooking Oakville and nested among some of Napa’s greatest estates.  

Tim, a 50+ year winemaking veteran, and his full-time team work tirelessly to produce the truest expression of the fruit from those rocky, volcanic soils, and 2021 supplied them with flawless raw materials. This vintage is midnight-purple in the glass, with effusive aromas of vibrant blackberry, wild mountain herbs, sagebrush, cassis, graphite, and iron ore. Smooth and polished on the palate, carried by perfectly ripe tannins, this is a captivating wine that belongs with the very best in your collection.