Continuum Red Magnum 2016
Continuum Red Magnum 2016
Varietal - Red Blend
Country - United States
Region - California
Vintage - 2016
Size - 1500 ml
100 points James Suckling
Super aromas of blackberries, blackcurrants and blueberries. Hints of fresh herbs and tobacco. Iron and ink. Full-bodied, very tight and powerful, yet not too heavy. Lightly chewy and polished. So much nerve and intensity. Super length and depth. 
(5/2019)
100 points Vinous
The 2016 Proprietary Red Wine Sage Mountain Vineyard may very well be the single greatest vintage made here thus far. It is quite simply a stunning wine and a towering achievement from the Mondavi family. Powerful, ample and sweeping in stature, the 2016 boasts breathtaking intensity in all of its dimensions. I see the pure, vibrant fruit of the 2013, but with more finessed tannins that add to the wine's feeling of real sensuality. Bright, precise and finely sculpted with remarkable persistence and perfectly integrated tannins, the 2016 is positively stellar - not to mention one of the wines of the vintage. (AG) (1/2020)
99 points Wine Advocate
The 2016 Proprietary Red is blended of 46% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Cabernet Franc, 18% Petit Verdot and 5% Merlot. Deep garnet-purple colored, it emits an incredible array of seductive floral notes—violets, lavender and rose hip tea—with a core of warm cassis, redcurrant jelly, dark chocolate, cigar box, tapenade and crushed rocks plus hints of bay leaves, beef drippings and yeast extract. Medium to full-bodied, the palate explodes with vivacious black fruit sparked by red fruit, herbal and mineral accents. It is framed with a rock-solid line of firm, grainy, super ripe tannins and finishes with fantastic fragrance and freshness. Wow! (LPB) (2/2019)
98 points The Wine Independent
A blend of 46% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Cabernet Franc, 18% Petit Verdot, and 5% Merlot, with all the fruit estate grown from Sage Mountain Vineyard on Pritchard Hill, the 2016 Continuum has a deep garnet-purple color. It explodes with cassis, black cherries, and boysenberries, plus earth, sage, violets, crushed rocks, and Indian spices. Full-bodied, the palate is rich, profound, firm and grainy, a little shut down, long and earthy. It is showing lovely restraint for this powerful vintage. (LPB) (6/2023)
