2019 Pas de Cheval Cabernet Sauvignon Finale Howell Mountain

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 96.4 points

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  2/3/2024 - Millennial Drinkers wrote: 97 Points

  Wine number four for the night. Deep mix of ruby and purplish red. Dark nose with aromas of cinnamon and gravel. Medium plus tannins (7/10) with a full body. More comes through on the palate with blackberries, some bramble and volcanic earthiness. Long and lingering finish. Drink till 2044.

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  2/3/2024 - cab blends Likes this wine: 98 Points

  S&E Napa Extravaganza (at Home): This was my WOTN together with the 2010 Hillside Select (very different ages of course) - unusual for me as after the unveiling to find it was a Howell mountain which is not my favorite AVA. So it was a great surprise!
  I thought it was a Stags Leap.
  
  Very dark red with strong tannins. Blue and dark fruits but not too dark. Integrated and having seen the vintage, I wonder if this will last 5 more years.
  
  A great find by Greg.
  
  HL2 FD2 Fi4

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  11/25/2022 - jimyeni wrote: 94 Points

  Hmmm. Maybe an off bottle, not nearly as good as the last a bit of pyrazines and tannins coming through on the finish. I expect the latter to resolve given how young this wine is.

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  11/6/2022 - jimyeni Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Tasted at oakville grocery where they had all 3 bottles. Beautiful fruit coming through and well balanced on the palette. Lots of complexity and concentration of fruit. Quite good. Competitive price point as I think cristal said. Not making me want to run out and buy it but it’s good. Will be following. Wish I knew more about where the fruit was sourced.

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  12/20/2021 - Gdyste wrote:

  Purple-black that fades to a crimson rim, deeply pigmented and staining the glass upon swirling. A volley of warm blackberries, Chambord, graphite, and a hint of cedar aromas add complex blueberry, sweet spice, pipe tobacco, dark chocolate, and espresso notes with a touch of air. Even before the first sip, it’s obvious this is a big wine. Power and energy pulse through the supple grip of the super-fine tannins, with a core so concentrated it seems to generate its own gravity. Lush flavors of blackberry and pomegranate preserves form the weft for a tapestry of chocolate, tilled earth, toast, vanilla, star anise, five-spice, and crushed violets. Finishing with evolving patterns of ripe fruit, spice, and earth, it seems endless. A gorgeous expression of Howell Mountain muscularity and richness, but still defined by an overall sophistication and balance. There is so much packed into this wine, and it’s perfectly structured to improve for decades. Drink now–2049.

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