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• VlgJeff wrote: 89 points

  April 30, 2020 - An update to our 7/28/19 experience of drinking the 2010 Diamond Mtn and the 2010 Howell Mtn cabernets side by side. Both bottles were slo-oxed for 20 minutes to allow the wine to open, and both bottles showed sediment.
  This drinking experience was not much different from our experience of 9 months ago. Both cabernets were medium to plus bodied and showed a core of dark red fruits with some earth, both on the nose, and on the palate. Add to this some red fruits, some spice, integrated tannins, and more acidity than needed to balance. In addition, both wines showed some fading of their fruit as the meal continued, hinting that they are continuing to decline in their old age, so drink up.

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• VlgJeff wrote: 90 points

  July 28, 2019 - Had alongside a bottle of the 2010 Haber Howell Mtn Cab. Both bottles needed a 15-20 minute slo-ox to open up. The highlights here were not the differences between the two cabs, but the similarities:
  Both cabernets were medium to plus bodied and showed a core of dark red fruits, both on the nose, and on the palate. Add to this a touch of spice, a touch of tannin (slightly more in the Diamond Mtn), and plenty of acidity. However, both wines showed some fading of their fruit as the meal continued, hinting that they may be on the decline, so drink up.
  All in all, a nice example of Napa cabernets, but with a really terrible QPR.

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• jpmo Likes this wine: 90 points

  December 10, 2018 - Nice wine - more fruit and depth when opened but lost some of the fruit and mouth feel as the bottle got some air time.

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• MC2 Wines wrote: 90 points

  September 15, 2013 - Winorama with a surprise (engagement)!; 9/15/2013-9/18/2013 (Napa Valley California): Tasted at the winery with Ron & Sue-Marie Haber. Typical mountain cabernet - very dark fruit, heavy on the tannins. With a bit of time in the glass there's boysenberry and black current, maybe some blackberry - all on the less ripe side. Leather, chocolate. This was pre-release and really just a baby. Would hold for awhile (at least 5 years).

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• Vintage 2010
• Type Red
• Producer Haber Family Vineyards
• Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Diamond Mountain

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• Consumed 74 (58%)

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