Wine

The Mascot is a Napa Valley cabernet sauvignon made from seven distinct hillside vineyards—specifically, the younger vines of Harlan Estate, Promontory, and the five small vineyards within the BOND portfolio.

38.5025° N, 122.2654° W

2025.03.24

We replant the vines of these parent properties once or twice per century, which means that on a yearly basis we are replanting less than two percent of our vineyards. This affords The Mascot with a consistent source of fruit, from vines that fall between 7-15 years of age, before they begin to graduate into the wines of their respective endeavors.

The act of replanting represents a very important and rare opportunity to apply all of our evolution and collected wisdom to a new cohort of vines from the very outset of their lifetime. As such, these new plantings, in a certain way, become the first beneficiaries of our various innovations.

Once the fruit is harvested, it goes through fermentation and aging at each of the three wineries, and only comes together as The Mascot at the final blending table. The resulting wine, aged for four years before release, offers a singular glimpse into the evolution of its parent estates.

38.5025° N, 122.2654° W

2025.06.01

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2021 The Mascot

As the growing season approached, a relatively dry winter would usher in just over nine inches of rainfall from January through June. Temperatures were moderately cool during these months, but given the low precipitation, we decided to proactively reduce yields through pruning at the very start of the season—enabling our vines to conserve and focus available resources. The month of May brought flourishes of warmth when flowering began, and the vines, seeming quite happy with the state of things, carried through the remaining ripening season with flying colors.

The wine that emerged was at once supple and poised; its mantle of red fruit accented by dark details, like crimson velvet embroidered with fine violet threads. The tannins are smooth and sheer, with resolute acidity, lending to the palate a distinct classicism. The wine’s breadth gradually gathers itself from its periphery and focuses its energy toward a penetrating finish. This nobly proportioned structure is surprisingly approachable—especially for a vintage from the Napa Valley, whose wines are already renowned for their potential longevity.

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