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Penultimate illuminates these ongoing studies, painting an elemental portrait of the complex landscape – at once literal and sensory – that Promontory renders so fluently.
Had 2012 Penultimate during a tasting at the winery last year. It was a standout in the group and in a fun blind tasting they did with us was voted the unanimous favorite ahead of 2011 and 2014 Promontory.
Had a last (perhaps penultimate) meal at Chez Napoleon last night. The canard a l’orange holds up. Also just saw that Shuko is closing next week.
The penultimate wine was the 2001 Haut Brion. This showed very much the caressing house style was saw with the 1989, with a plush and velvety texture and no hard edges, but the wine shows a bit too much oak now, with mocha and wood flavors a bit too prominent.
I struggle to even purchase the Matriarch, Maiden or Penultimate, and their flagship wines are beyond my finances. I don’t think there’s a cost-effective substitute, but there’s also a massive premium for these wines. So for my money, I’d rather buy 3 to 5 really good bottles instead of these.