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Promontory

Promontory is the latest winemaking venture from Bill Harlan, the entrepreneur and wine impresario who founded Harlan Estate in the late 1980s. Promontory is a Cabernet Sauvignon blend made with grapes sourced from an Oakville vineyard a mile south of Harlan Estate. Harlan bought the vineyard, which is 400 to 1,100 feet above sea level, in 2008. It had been planted by Girard winery. The winemaker for Promontory is Cory Empting, and the first commercial release was the 2008 vintage. About 1,000 cases are made annually, and it is generally available only by mailing list. Bill Harlan was a stockbroker and developer before devoting himself full time to creating wineries whose wines become cult classics. Besides Harlan Estate, which makes Cabernets that regularly earn 100 pts from reviewers, he also founded Napa Valley Reserve, a private club where wine cognoscenti blend their own varietals, and Bond, another celebrated Napa Valley brand.

2014 Promontory Red

VN  100   
WA  99   
JS  99   
2 available
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2019 Promontory Red

JD  100   
JS  99   
WA  97   
5 available
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2019 Promontory Red

JD  100   
JS  99   
WA  97   
2 available
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2019 Promontory Red

Lightly depressed cork

JD  100   
JS  99   
WA  97   

2016 Promontory Red

WA  100   
JD  100   
VN  99   
JS  98-99   
JR  18.5   
2 available
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2016 Promontory Red

WA  100   
JD  100   
VN  99   
JS  98-99   
JR  18.5   

2015 Promontory Red

JS  99   
WA  98   
JD  98   
VN  97+    
JR  18   
2 available
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2020 Promontory Red

JS  99   
JD  94   
3 available
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2013 Promontory Red

RP  99   
CT  95   
WS  93   

2018 Promontory Red

WA  97-100   
3 available
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2018 Promontory Red

Lightly elevated cork; light label condition issue

WA  97-100   

2018 Promontory Red

WA  97-100   

2018 Promontory Red

WA  97-100   

2017 Promontory Red

WA  97   
WS  96   
3 available
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2009 Promontory Red

RP  97   
VN  94   
ST  92+    
2 available
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2011 Promontory Red

VN  95+    
RP  94+    
ST  94   
3 available
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2011 Promontory Red

1.5ltr

VN  95+    
RP  94+    
ST  94   

2011 Promontory Red

1.5ltr

VN  95+    
RP  94+    
ST  94   

2008 Promontory Red

WA  91   
ST  91