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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.3 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 21 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Tony Poli on 3/10/2017 & rated 92 points: We bought this on special at the state store, even before we built our cellar. 2000 was not a great year in California, but the Howell Mountain pedigree showed through. Table talk included the fact that this family owned winery was bought, and isn't the same. They were making good stuff back then. Wine was classic Cali Cab, nicely resolved and balanced. Wish we had bought a few more bottles. (2202 views) | | | Tasted by ewasowicz on 11/26/2016 & rated 94 points: Nose: dark fruit, caramel,
Taste; cassis, oak, some barnyard and low tannins.
It gets better by the hour. (2176 views) | | | Tasted by domestic_primate on 3/29/2015 & rated 91 points: Reading previous notes made me cautious about this, but no need. There was a surprising amount of fruit left, balanced off by some leather and earth as expected for the age of the bottle. I do know this bottle was stored in ideal conditions; just wish now I could have got more. (2886 views) | | | Tasted by Coachron13 on 1/9/2015 flawed bottle: It's long gone. No fruit left, all dirt in the nose and taste. Couldn't drink it, down the drain. (2916 views) | | | Tasted by parkersdad on 10/7/2014: Much better than the other bottle of this wine that I tasted 6 months ago. This one has depth and richness on the palate. Very interesting drink with grilled meat. . A smoky and earthy wine, to be sure (3119 views) | | | Tasted by parkersdad on 1/11/2014: Disappointing for the pedigree. Last sips from bottle after open several days showed more promise. At tasting it seemed like off bottle. (1877 views) | | | Tasted by winegr on 4/16/2011 & rated 87 points: Not a huge fan on open, a bit sweet almost and some funk. Comes across a bit sharp. With air this blows off a bit and the wine becomes better. The tanins have really receded, making it friendlier, but I liked it more in its more aggressive youth. (3296 views) | | | Tasted by mdaniel on 6/30/2010 & rated 92 points: Decanted 4 hours: Dark ink in color with a nose of black currants, plum and dark berries. Wonderfully smooth fruit with balanced acidity. This still has some years to it. (3113 views) | | | Tasted by winegr on 4/4/2010: Some bottle variation. No notes. (2907 views) | | | Tasted by 1961Vintage on 12/10/2009 & rated 91 points: Great fruit...still has a couple of years to peak... (3013 views) | | | Tasted by kkleg on 11/14/2009 flawed bottle: Slightly corked, but still dark and massive. If I had another bottle I'd hold it for 5+ years before drinking. (2702 views) | | | Tasted by winegr on 8/2/2009 & rated 90 points: 90-91. Less tight than before. Opened more quickly. Smooth howell mountain fruit with lingering tannins, but the fruit was not as masked and slightly more forward with balanced acidity. A nice effort. Glad i have more at closeout price.. (2076 views) | | | Tasted by winegr on 2/22/2009 & rated 90 points: Still tight. Lots of good balance and more of a bordeaux-like balance and complexity, but the fine grained tannins are drying and hide the medium amount of fruit there. Nice acidity balances out the wine and make it maintain some freshness. Better Day 2 with more complexity coming out and the tannins slightly less pronounced. Probably would have been good far another day as well. Drink with heavy, double decanting or hold. Don't think this will ever be great. 50/50 as to whether this gets better wiith time versus what a long decant will get you. 89-90. (2161 views) | | | Tasted by WVWine on 2/14/2009 & rated 89 points: Started off with typical bordeaux smells and tastes. Went better with food. Did not last long before fading. (2430 views) | | | Tasted by matthen on 12/19/2008 & rated 89 points: Compare to previous note. Tannins have become more integrated, but the fruit has begun to recede. This will still be good for next couple years. The aromas have developed very nicely to include leather, cedar and sage. Nicely done, and better than two years ago. (2206 views) | | | Tasted by PBM on 8/22/2008: Excellent. Completely agree with the Bordeaux characterization. Color a bit off but aroma and taste right where they needed to be after brief decanting. Don't see it lasting to 2012 though. (2324 views) | | | Tasted by winegr on 5/30/2008 & rated 90 points: 90-91 pts. Drink this after 3 days decanting(joke). really tight upon open. day 2 is better, day 3 is good. tastes more like a bordeaux than napa in some ways. tight. hold. (2194 views) | | | Tasted by ELH on 12/25/2007 & rated 89 points: Wonderful, cabernet-intense. (2410 views) | | | Tasted by matthen on 10/19/2006 & rated 89 points: A ripe and concentrated wine with plum, currant, cherry and sage. A nice finish with good structure and tannins. A good representation of Howell Mountain fruit and texture. (2595 views) | | | Tasted by GolferChris on 12/10/2005 & rated 90 points: 2nd Annual Holiday Party (NW Suburbs Chicago): For a 2000 this has alot of intense fruit and strong tannins. Very good mountain cab even in an off-vintage year. A lot going on in the mouth. (3916 views) |
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Jackson Family WinesCabernet SauvignonCabernet Sauvignon is probably the most famous red wine grape variety on Earth. It is rivaled in this regard only by its Bordeaux stablemate Merlot, and its opposite number in Burgundy, Pinot Noir. From its origins in Bordeaux, Cabernet has successfully spread to almost every winegrowing country in the world. It is now the key grape variety in many first-rate New World wine regions, most notably Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo Valley. Wherever they come from, Cabernet Sauvignon wines always seem to demonstrate a handful of common character traits: deep color, good tannin structure, moderate acidity and aromas of blackcurrant, tomato leaf, dark spices and cedarwood.
Used as frequently in blends as in varietal wines, Cabernet Sauvignon has a large number of common blending partners. Apart from the obvious Merlot and Cabernet Franc, the most prevalent of these are Malbec, Petit Verdot and Carmenere (the ingredients of a classic Bordeaux Blend), Shiraz (in Australia's favorite blend) and in Spain and South America, a Cabernet – Tempranillo blend is now commonplace. Even the bold Tannat-based wines of Madiran are now generally softened with Cabernet SauvignonUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Napa Valley Napa Valley Wineries and Wine (Napa Valley Vintners)Howell Mountain Howell Mountain |
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