Pop and pour, consumed over 2 hours. Nose: Medium expressiveness, blackberry and spice with undertones of mushrooms and dark earth. Palate: Medium-full bodied, earthy and spicy dark fruit attack, forest floor and mushrooms join the flavor profile in the mid-palate, back-end shows a nice spice driven lift. Finish: Medium-plus length dominated by ripe dark fruit, spice, mushrooms and forest floor. This is drinking wonderfully at the moment, definitely peaked but has aged spectacularly.
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Solid mountain Cabernet, big and bold, with concentrated dark fruit, vanilla oak, good balance and a nice medium finish. May gain complexity with some more time. I generally love this vineyard, but this was not the best example of what it can be.
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7/2/2019 - prasm Likes this wine: 91 Points
Pop and pour, consumed over 2 hours. Nose: Medium expressiveness, blackberry and spice with undertones of mushrooms and dark earth. Palate: Medium-full bodied, earthy and spicy dark fruit attack, forest floor and mushrooms join the flavor profile in the mid-palate, back-end shows a nice spice driven lift. Finish: Medium-plus length dominated by ripe dark fruit, spice, mushrooms and forest floor. This is drinking wonderfully at the moment, definitely peaked but has aged spectacularly.
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10/25/2013 - SchlaepDog wrote: 89 Points
Smooth raspberry and blackberry flavors with a touch of oak and spice. Very easy to drink, but lacking complexity overall. Sligohtly past prime.
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4/18/2012 - JDRFoster wrote: 91 Points
Solid mountain Cabernet, big and bold, with concentrated dark fruit, vanilla oak, good balance and a nice medium finish. May gain complexity with some more time. I generally love this vineyard, but this was not the best example of what it can be.
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8/2/2008 - prasm wrote: 92 Points
Typical deep dark Howell Mountain cabernet. Lots of dark fruits and vanilla (oak).
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7/22/2007 - blackmistressdiva wrote: 85 Points
Decent amount of acidity. Fruit and oak are balanced, but not I'm not impressed by it...especially at this price point.
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