1999 Dunn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain
Community Tasting Note
t_moderne wrote:
Saturday, March 4, 2023 - Opened (broke the wax with corkscrew and then used an Ah-So as the cork crumbled a bit).
Decanted about 3/4 of the bottle.
Tasted upon opening and then about 1 hour later.
Initial bouquet is a bit of cheese, leather and dried leaves along with dark fruit and a nice level of acidity.
Opened up with time in the decanter but showed its age. Tertiary notes of leather and leaves and old books but still showing, underneath, dark fruit. The acidity keeps it fresh.
Tasted the following day. Wine was holding up and retained its freshness - just showing more tertiary flavors than fruit.
14.5% abv.
Red wax capsule.
This wine showed its age; it had been kept in good conditions (temperature managed). Just not that exciting. I expected more from this wine - solid producer from a good year.
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Comment posted by backwash:
10/1/2023 4:59:00 PM - I appreciate your comments Such an excellent producer. We did a vertical with the ‘99 as the oldest. With one exception the wines were outstanding; ‘01 showed beautifully. Sadly the ‘99 had some cleaner fluids flavors. The group went with ‘flawed’.