2019 Tim Mondavi Continuum Novicium

Continuum Estate is located on the Pritchard Hills in Vaca Mountains. About 60 miles northeast of San Francisco and about 8 miles southwest of St. Helena. From here you have a beautiful view of Oakland. If it's a good day you will see the Opus One Winery. And that is no coincidence, the Continuum Estate is a project of the Mondavi family (Tim Mondavi, his sister Marcia and Margrit Mondavi), who acquired two wineries here in 2005. They put them together and had a new winery built by star architect Howard Becken. It is in the immediate vicinity of the famous wineries Bryant, Chappellet and Colgin. The route was therefore clear from the start: Super-premium à la Napa Valley. And the conditions are excellent. There is the usual high-end winery, an excellent hillside location, but also the right terroir: volcanic and iron-rich soils.

The winery covers a total of 172 hectares, of which currently 41 hectares are planted with grapes, 60 hectares are planted. There are many olive trees and lush flora. Of course here in Napa Valley the cabernet sauvignon (55%) is in the foreground, but other burgundy grape varieties are also grown, such as the cabernet franc (30%), merlot (4%) and petit verdot (11%). Needless to say, Continuum Estate didn't take much time to join California's high society and yet ... that these blockbusters had already received 96 points from Parker for six years is very remarkable. If it says Mondavi then it also contains Mondavi! Robert Parker writes, "Tim Mondavi's new project continues to display exceptional promise. Kudos to Tim Mondavi for continuing the legacy of his family”