| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
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| Red |
2006 Elizabeth Spencer Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountainmore |
2/14/2010 - K daVine wrote: 92 pointsfull-bodied, smooth; rich berry flavor |
| Red |
2006 Elizabeth Spencer Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountainmore |
3/5/2010 - ShaneO wrote: 91 pointsGood tannin structure, good fruit. Overall good wine, not the spectacular from Howell Mountain one would expect, but a strong bottle at a fair price. |
| Red |
2007 Elizabeth Spencer Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountainmore |
6/3/2011 - dxpian wrote: 90 pointsVery beautiful and delicious wine, slightly different in style from traditional cabs, a little lighter in weight but shows more delicacy and elegance. Ruby/garnet hue, almost translucent in color, very pretty and elegant. Unfiltered and natural, throwing some sediments. Smoky and chalky overtone with great minerality, surrounded by cedar, lightly toasted oak, tobacco and leather, sprinkled with some spring flowers, revealing blackberry, blueberry, red currant and cranberry aromas, definitely going to the red-fruit zone a little bit. Medium-bodied, this wine shows an abundance of blackberry, black cherry, plum on the attack with nutty character, leading to a solid structure of ripe tannin and fresh acidity. Medium finish, the nutty tone brings out quite a bit of fruit with cherry and plum in the aftertaste. Great show-case of its true varietal characters and the Howell Mountain terroir, yet, not lacking any of the complexity that makes a wine truly exciting! Truly an eye-opener of what such a small producer is capable of achieving! Drink now, but this wine will age gracefully. |
| Red |
2006 Elizabeth Spencer Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountainmore |
3/29/2013 - AccaDacca Likes this wine: 90 pointsBalanced wine, good mountain fruit, strong tannins. A bit grippy, will settle with some time. No heavy handed oak, which is great. |
| Red |
2007 Elizabeth Spencer Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountainmore |
5/11/2013 - jen&pat Likes this wine: 90 pointsMuch better after a long decanting period (upwards of 3 hours). |
| Red |
2007 Elizabeth Spencer Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountainmore |
2/15/2014 - iamandyc wrote: 91 pointsVery nice bottle that's drinking well with some decanting. Red fruited and light crimson color, this wine has nice acidity and sweet tannins that keep it fresh. Refined for Howell Mountain with decent finish.Not a ton of complexity at this point but still young. |
| Red |
2005 Elizabeth Spencer Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountainmore |
9/1/2014 - iamandyc wrote: 91 pointsWith Lowe's. Bright fruit with good structure and acidity. PnP. |
| Red |
2007 Elizabeth Spencer Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountainmore |
12/21/2014 - 1997cobalt wrote: 88 pointsAroma is of dark fruit, a little earthy as well. Changed a lot over 2 hr after decant. Overall, just ok. Out of balance with good tannins but fruit was uninspired. |
| Red |
2005 Elizabeth Spencer Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountainmore |
12/28/2014 - nick&nora Likes this wine: NRWe all thought this was quite nice. Glad it wasn't the fifth bottle of red opened on Christmas... |
| Red |
2005 Elizabeth Spencer Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountainmore |
6/18/2016 - iamandyc Likes this wine: 94 pointsThe best Elizabeth Spencer cab I've ever had. Still bright and juicy but with a nice integrated backbone and acidity. A touch creamy with good chocolate and tobacco. Bright nose and finish. Pretty wine. |
| Red |
2007 Elizabeth Spencer Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountainmore |
4/2/2017 - iamandyc wrote: 90 pointsVery similar to my last bottle in 2014. Red fruited with nice acidity and fine tannins. Not a lot of complexity or pizazz. No flaws but not much excitement. Good food wine. |
| Red |
2005 Elizabeth Spencer Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountainmore |
4/21/2017 - JCGuthrie wrote: 92 pointsVery nice. Darker fruits, blackberry, bramble. Enjoyed with tenderloin. Would guess this has several years left. |
| Red |
2007 Elizabeth Spencer Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountainmore |
12/29/2018 - 1997cobalt Likes this wine: 93 pointsHas matured into a great bottle. Smooth yet full of flavor, with nice aroma, balance of flavors and a wonderful finish. |
| Red |
2007 Elizabeth Spencer Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountainmore |
4/6/2019 - bobthebuilder Likes this wine: 92 pointsNice pairing with strip steak. Full bodied. Dark fruit. Seems fully mature. |
| Red |
2007 Elizabeth Spencer Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountainmore |
1/26/2021 - mxpbuy wrote: 88 pointsWhen tasted and bought at winery upon release, I thought it was backward and closed but might have potential years down the road. Sampled this over 3 nights with Vin-Vac. 1st night was Oak resin and not much fruit - even after 2 hours in the glass (80 points). 2nd night after another 60 minutes in the glass, still Oak driven with some black fruits emerging (86 points). 3rd night the tannins smoothed out a bit more but Oak still far to dominant. The black fruits emerged further still with some dried herbs but then the fruit started to faded on the palate rather quickly (88 points). The total extra air time over 3 nights clearly helped, but there is nothing about this wine that ever says it will be worth its price of admission and maybe in the next few years it might improve a touch, but I doubt it will get to 90 points for my palate. If, however, you love Oak - dive on in. |
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