2012 Promontory

The 2012 Promontory comes across as dense, powerful and super-concentrated, something I did not think was possible on this rugged hillside site. Black cherry, mocha, plum, spice and new leather open up gradually, but the 2012 is years away from offering its finest drinking. Today, the 2012 is a bit monolithic, but these wines have consistently shown that what they need most is time. 

- Antonio Galloni (10/2015)

Warm and inviting in feel, with a plush set of crushed plum, cassis and blackberry paste flavors infused liberally with a bittersweet chocolate note, which adds some needed tension through the dark finish. Features freshly tilled humus and dark tobacco hints as well on the conclusion. More power than refinement, but there's certainly a lot here. 

- James Moleswort (03/2022)

The 2012 Promontory, which is the softest vintage to date, was slightly better this year than last year, as it had rounded out. It does not have the depth of the 2013, but it is a great wine on its own merits. Notes of new saddle leather, loamy soil, and crushed rock intermingle with blackcurrants, plum, tobacco leaf and spice in a full-bodied, wonderfully pure and large-scaled style with ripe, well-integrated tannin. It is accessible enough to enjoy, and in spite of its massiveness, it is certainly capable of evolving beautifully for 30 or more years. 

- Robert M. Parker, Jr. (10/2016)