Burgess Promiscua Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2021

#46, ‘Top 50 Wines of the 21st Century’ – Robb Report

#73 Wine of the Year (Wine Spectator Top 100 Wines of 2024)

96 Points, James Suckling – 94 Points, Decanter

This is the flagship of the Burgess portfolio and is sourced from our three promiscuously and regeneratively farmed vineyards that pay homage to the Ancient Roman practice of Agricultura Promiscua. The 2021 vintage is arguably one of the greatest wines this estate has ever made. The critics went absolutely nuts for it. The Robb Report included it in their ‘Top 50 Wines of the 21st Century.. So Far’ piece, Wine Spectator put it in the Top 100 Wines of 2024, Suckling and company came in at 96 points… all for a glorious Napa Valley Cabernet that we offer for under $100/btl while my tiny allocation lasts..

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96 Points, James Suckling 
“Fresh and fine at the end. This transparency is impressive. Almost pinot-like in its personality. All about the aromatics. Drink or hold.”

94 Points, Decanter
“Medium-bodied with alluring bright fruit and mineral aromatics, leading to candied bing cherry fruit that grabs ahold of the mid-palate and lingers, nuanced by rose petal florals, plums, blackberry, and crunchy pomegranate seeds. The super long finish builds in more cedarwood and toffee, all elegant and balanced, never sweet or cloying. Loads of impressionable tannins resolve with mouthwatering acidity. It’s an enigma of a wine best enjoyed over a long meal.”

93 Points, Wine Spectator (Top 100 Wines of 2024)
An enticing, delicious version, showing ripe, juicy boysenberry and blackberry paste flavors laced with anise and apple wood notes. Offers lively grip, while pretty violet and iris accents keep this balanced and fresh throughout. Drink now through 2038.

#46 Wine of the 21st Century, Robb Report
“We think the 2021 Burgess Promiscua Cab is delicious. It has aromas of candied cherry, cigar box, and red raspberry that lead to flavors of blackberry, crushed violet petals, and red currant.”

While most people know the estate in its current form when it was established by Tom Burgess in 1972 – certainly pioneering by Howell Mountain standards – the actual vineyard history stretches back over 150 years.

The Burgess Vineyards were originally planted by Swiss-Italian immigrants and cultivated in the traditional way of their homelands, positioned on extreme slopes and planted high above the frost line. The extreme sun, extended growing season, and natural irrigation from the slopes create wines of immense power and expression.

To say these particular vineyards are inspiring is an understatement. Their imposing presence high above the valley lured the very best winemakers in the history of Napa Valley to try their hand at taming these wild vines. Warren Winiarski (of Stag’s Leap Cellars) and Mike Grgich both cut their teeth here before starting their own historic wineries, just to name a few.

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