Appearance is deep purple in colour. On the nose, pronounced intensity with cooked blackberry, black cherry, blueberry and notes of vanilla, graphite, and cola. On the palette it is dry with high acid, high tannin, medium alcohol and full bodied with pronounced aforementioned flavours and a long finish. This wine was outstanding due to its perfect balance, long finish, pronounced intensity, and high complexity! Drinking excellent now but still has enough fruit, acid, and tannin to cellar for longer. Perhaps our favourite drink of 2023!
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I’m not sure what went wrong here - we stored this properly but it felt past its prime. Medium dryness but was light in flavor. It was “good” but lacked the wow factor that would make this a special wine or feel like something special, that we’ve come to expect from Howell Mountain. Decanted two hours, drank over the course of another three. Ate with steak.
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10/28/2023 - BlackstoneCellars Likes this wine: 95 Points
Appearance is deep purple in colour. On the nose, pronounced intensity with cooked blackberry, black cherry, blueberry and notes of vanilla, graphite, and cola. On the palette it is dry with high acid, high tannin, medium alcohol and full bodied with pronounced aforementioned flavours and a long finish. This wine was outstanding due to its perfect balance, long finish, pronounced intensity, and high complexity! Drinking excellent now but still has enough fruit, acid, and tannin to cellar for longer. Perhaps our favourite drink of 2023!
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10/26/2023 - Inforred wrote: 93 Points
Absolutely delicious. Medium bodied, complex and well integrated. Prior notes pretty much sum this up
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10/6/2023 - aaronmphoto wrote: 85 Points
I’m not sure what went wrong here - we stored this properly but it felt past its prime. Medium dryness but was light in flavor. It was “good” but lacked the wow factor that would make this a special wine or feel like something special, that we’ve come to expect from Howell Mountain. Decanted two hours, drank over the course of another three. Ate with steak.
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9/3/2023 - Viking 61 wrote: 93 Points
In a good spot. Luscious Mountain side. Tannins resolved.
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6/25/2023 - Inforred Likes this wine: 93 Points
Well made Howell Mountain cab. Has aged nicely
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