March 3, 2024 - These are just pure deliciousness. Not sure one can ask more from a Napa cab (so why not a 99?). Best of 8 wines at a tasting.
February 16, 2024 - Slow O for 30-40 minutes...dark purple...dark fruit on the nose and palate...still some tannins that paired well with NY Strip...finish is fading a bit...suggest drinking up in the next 2-3 years.
December 24, 2023 - Drinking really well. Pop ‘n Pour for Xmas dinner. Served with (and really complimented) horseradish encrusted tenderloin. Nice long finish. Still plenty of life left - years.
April 23, 2023 - Packed with dark fruit and cherry juice, tart, in a really nice place with soft tannins and bright fruit
January 15, 2023 - This is so... well, Howell Mountain. Pronounced tannin that slides into the dark, delicious fruit and then just carries on and an
November 23, 2022 - Still excellent and with several good years ahead of it. This was really tasty tonight and better than the 2012 O’Shaughnessy Howell Mtn. consumed before it.
June 29, 2022 - Why stop? I've taken down 14, 15, 16 & 13 in that order over the last few days. At PNP this wine had some bite with regards to Tannins. This transformed into a wine that was in a nice window for consumption. At ten years I'm not sure I would have guessed the age or vintage of this wine. Pretty darn consistent year over year and the estate wine doesn't seem to show any real development. I've had some roll over and become jammy and sweet. This is not the case with 12. This bottle lasted about two hours around a meat and cheese board.
Drink or hold.
92+
May 30, 2022 - This was a solid showing from one of my howell mtn favorites!! Not nearly the complexity of the True, but that being said, it still is a solid wine at the price point.
This had that Black and Red howell profile with some decent minerality, and a shorter than expected finish, but still mighty pleasing!!
These bottles have years and years left, not a glimpse of any age showing, still as fresh as I remember them, so the end Drink date of 2025, is way off IMHO..... Drink or Hold
April 3, 2022 - Big ripe delicious TRB cab in excellent balance. Really tasty and outstanding over 2 nights
94
December 23, 2021 - Full bodied, Drinking very well. Dark fruit, cassis with tannins well integrated.