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2021 Outpost Immigrant True Vineyard

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February 15, 2026 - $130

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RATINGS

98Jeb Dunnuck

Smoky blue and black fruits, iron, black olive, and bouquet garni notes...incredibly layered, seamless, and full-bodied profile, it shines just as much for its balance and elegance as its power and richness.

97Vinous / IWC

Mocha, plum, espresso and blackberry jam all build effortlessly.

97James Suckling

A truly luscious, creamy wine, but with a spine of tannin that gives it muscle and length. Powerful in black fruit, graphite and iron aromas, then bitter chocolate, dried black cherries, cocoa and black olive accents. Made from roughly equal thirds of cabernet sauvignon, merlot and cabernet franc, a mix that lends layers and fascinating complexity.

95+ The Wine Advocate

...herbal, with prominent sage and pine notes accenting black cherries on the nose, while the full-bodied palate is concentrated and muscular but also supremely ripe, with masses of tannins and hints of licorice on the lengthy finish.

95Wine Spectator

Ripe, well-structured and authoritative, this is also rather sleek in feel, with a core of mulled black currant and blackberry fruit, melted black licorice and roasted mesquite notes coursing through, flanked with bay and cast iron accents.

17+ Jancis Robinson

Perfumed and lots of tannin. Really quite bordelais in structure.

PRODUCER

Outpost

Outpost is near the top of Howell Mountain in Napa Valley. The 42-acre estate was founded in 1998 by Terry and Juli Pringle. A few years later is was purchased by Frank and Kathy Dotzler. Winemaker Ehran Jordan made the debut 1998 vintage, but Thomas Rivers Brown is now the winemaker. The estate makes Cabernet Sauvignon and Grenache but it has earned a special acclaim for its Zinfandels. Wine Advocate has noted that “Outpost wines have very distinct personalities, and stand quite apart from most of what is being made in Napa Valley today, especially when it comes to Grenache, Zinfandel and Petite Sirah.”

REGION

United States, California, Napa Valley, Howell Mountain

Howell Mountain AVA in Northeastern Napa Valley was the first of Napa Valley’s sub-appellations, earning its own designation in 1984, just a year after Napa Valley became an appellation. As the name suggests, the AVA is in one of the highest elevations in the area. Every vineyard in the appellation is at least 1,400 feet above sea level. Some vineyards are as high as 2,200 feet and because of their altitude most of the AVA’s vineyards receive more sun than vineyards at lower elevations, which are affected by fog from the Pacific Ocean and the San Pablo Bay. Howell Mountain was home to vineyards in the late 19th century, but winemaker Randy Dunn is considered the area’s most influential modern pioneer. Dunn moved to Howell Mountain in 1979, acquired property and began making exceptionally rich Cabernet Sauvignon. The AVA also grows Zinfandel, Chardonnay, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. There are 600 vineyard acres within Howell Mountain AVA.

VINTAGE

2021 Outpost Immigrant True Vineyard