Dark and inky blueish fruit. Aroma is mostly muted. The wine is nicely focused and concentrated with ripe black cherry fruit, smooth texture, and mild mineral notes. Needs a lot of air time if opening now. More structure and firmness than the Napa bottling, as I was expecting and hoping for, but make no mistake this is not a heavy or overbearing wine. Needs time to fill out and unravel.
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Deep, dark reddish-purple in color; almost opaque. Full, forward & fragrant nose of dark fruit aromas of cherries, blackberries & cassis with overtones of earthy/dusty, floral notes of violets & herb notes, minerals, spices, graphite, dark cocoa & a hint of vanilla/oak in the background. Full bodied with a very good concentration of still developing, well balanced & smooth textured, rich, ripe dark fruit flavors of cherries, blackberries & plums with spices, cocoa, herbs, minerals & vanilla/oak. Lingering finish. Drinks quite well at present with decanting & extended airing but will develop further with additional aging. A classic & solid Howell Mtn. Cabernet well worth acquiring.
If you like ripe fruit forward well made California Cabernet, this is the wine for you. Year after year, this wine performs consistently well and is a huge crowd pleaser. While it drinks great young, it is very primary. I would prefer drinking it with > 5 years of age on it.
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5/15/2024 - rnjbond wrote: 91 Points
Lovely wine.
Ripe cherry and dirt flavors.
Howell Mountain profile.
Paired well with buratta.
91 points.
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4/22/2024 - Rasmussenbrent Likes this wine: 93 Points
Great bottle but needs time. Give it 3-5 years yet
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3/2/2024 - wineotim Likes this wine: 94 Points
Dark and inky blueish fruit. Aroma is mostly muted. The wine is nicely focused and concentrated with ripe black cherry fruit, smooth texture, and mild mineral notes. Needs a lot of air time if opening now. More structure and firmness than the Napa bottling, as I was expecting and hoping for, but make no mistake this is not a heavy or overbearing wine. Needs time to fill out and unravel.
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2/15/2024 - Vinnut Likes this wine: 93 Points
Deep, dark reddish-purple in color; almost opaque. Full, forward & fragrant nose of dark fruit aromas of cherries, blackberries & cassis with overtones of earthy/dusty, floral notes of violets & herb notes, minerals, spices, graphite, dark cocoa & a hint of vanilla/oak in the background. Full bodied with a very good concentration of still developing, well balanced & smooth textured, rich, ripe dark fruit flavors of cherries, blackberries & plums with spices, cocoa, herbs, minerals & vanilla/oak. Lingering finish. Drinks quite well at present with decanting & extended airing but will develop further with additional aging. A classic & solid Howell Mtn. Cabernet well worth acquiring.
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11/8/2023 - Francophile1 Likes this wine: 93 Points
If you like ripe fruit forward well made California Cabernet, this is the wine for you. Year after year, this wine performs consistently well and is a huge crowd pleaser. While it drinks great young, it is very primary. I would prefer drinking it with > 5 years of age on it.
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