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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.4 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 115 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Wine Canuck on 4/22/2024 & rated 91 points: [Tasted Double Blind] This pours medium to light ruby with touches of purple, no bricking. The nose shows cassis, blackberry liquor, vanilla, raw lumber, hazelnut, plum brandy, blueberry jam, charcoal, and violets. The palate shows plum on entry with quite a woody mid-palate. Tannin is medium plus and acid is medium. The finish replays the very youthful purple/blue/black fruit with some touches of oak. I guessed that this was a 2004 St Emilion due to the plummy youthful fruit and noted oak, but lower levels of extract. I was quite surprised on reveal at how youthful this was. I have to admit, given the label I would have had higher expectations for this wine. (142 views) | | | Tasted by poppagene on 3/5/2024 & rated 94 points: After 34 since harvest, this wine is ready to enjoy. (269 views) | | | Tasted by WoodieBayArea on 1/9/2024 flawed bottle: sorta had a debate with whether flawed or simply 100%, unapologeticly over the hill, the nose was pretty much nothing and the palate was like drinking water with some acidity and alcohol... I would describe it as "no -- meaning zero -- body"... oh well, still love old Dunn Howell from the 90's but this bottle went down the drain after two days of trying (471 views) | | | Tasted by mxpbuy on 7/1/2023 & rated 89 points: From Magnum with 2 hour advance decant. Although drinkable and clearly a Dunn Howell, there was something off about this bottle that no once could quite put their finger upon. Not too much brett. Definitely not TCA as the wine remain unchanged from first opening to final taste 7 hours later. (916 views) | | | Tasted by mark2eye on 5/27/2023 & rated 93 points: Drank from a magnum. Still plenty of life left. Took about an hour before it really started to show. Less fruit this time around with notes of soy sauce, brine, and olive. In a great drinking window with easily another 5-10 more years. (890 views) | | | Tasted by mowtod on 3/23/2023 & rated 81 points: Still deep color. Min nose , but good food wine ,absent tannins, pleasant finish. Drink up (1090 views) | | | Tasted by woody0198 on 12/26/2022 & rated 92 points: Shattered cork, but wine was okay if a little tired but still delicious. (1108 views) | | | Tasted by mxpbuy on 9/4/2022 & rated 95 points: From Magnum. Slightly protruding cork that cracked the wax capsule spelled trouble, which was a false alarm. Red fruits dominated with a slight tangy element to them that makes this wine more interesting with black fruits, vanilla Oak and dried herbs following thereafter. Near silky smooth after an hour decant. (1328 views) | | | Tasted by sastewart on 12/15/2021 & rated 93 points: Last of 6, opened 3 hours ahead. The nose has beautiful red and black fruits, earth and just a touch of green pepper to start. Medium bodied with enough tannin and acid to keep this drinking well for several more years. Very pure cassis, earth and tobacco carry the wine through a nice finish. Solid 93 points (2171 views) | | | Tasted by rustyRudy on 11/27/2021 & rated 98 points: Fantastic (2268 views) | | | Tasted by andrewdodd86 on 11/27/2021 & rated 98 points: Potentially the first “fully mature” bottle of Dunn I’ve had 😜👍🏻. Cork had me a touch nervous, but it opened up beautifully. All dusty cherry, tobacco and earth. Drink up (1972 views) | | | Tasted by Valaprop on 8/12/2021 & rated 96 points: Stunning. One of the finest mature California Cabernets I have enjoyed for many years. After an initial scare with the cork (and this being Dunn, we weren't expecting a smooth ride), my brilliant friend deployed The Durand and the cork emerged unscathed. Opened for about 90 minutes before dinner; not decanted; poured from bottle. The tannins were entirely resolved. Incredible concentration. Long finish. Just beautiful. Couldn't ask for anything more -- except another bottle, which I don't have. (2390 views) | | | Tasted by Genghis88 on 7/7/2021 & rated 92 points: @Ancora restaurant
Rich, rust red, full bodied wine.
Pencil lead. Roses. Some meat characteristics.
Delicious full bodied wine! Long finish. Touch of eucalyptus. (2250 views) | | | Tasted by WineGuyFL on 7/1/2020: Last bottle. The cork crumbled.....like it did to the last two bottles. However, those bottle were drinkable. This bottle was awful.....had to be tossed. I see some other cellartracker.com tasters have had cork problems with this wine. There are a lot of bottles left in the system…..might be a good idea to check a bottle out if you have not had one in a while (2305 views) | | | Tasted by mark2eye on 4/30/2020 & rated 95 points: Drank for 30th birthday. Our bottle was alive, well, and drinking beautifully. On the nose we got leather, tobacco, and sage. On the palate it's got tobacco, juicy red and blue fruit, cinnamon, and well integrated tannin. This wine strikes the perfect balance between jam and acid. Perfect drinking window now but can hold it's own for another 5 years. (2409 views) | | | Tasted by Peter Kleban on 1/18/2020: ** (except for the acidity, it would be three stars)
The top 3/4 of the cork was soft and crumbly, but an Ah-So loosened the sides so I could remove it with a corkscrew. The bottom held, so the cork come out cleanly.
Decanted about 90 min. This wasn't enough, see below.
Long, lovely black fruits melded into a harmonious flavor with great length. Marure and confident, this is a wine to relax and sooth you. The only downside was the acidity, this gradually decreased over the course of the meal, but never disappeared entirely. (2714 views) | | | Tasted by Nerdy Earth Boy on 12/25/2019 & rated 93 points: An impossible DRY cork that absolutely crumbled even with a wax seal. The CAB was rich and floral with a just a hint of juice, but not stunning like I had hoped. A perfect bottle for a wonderful evening. Great way to begin the 2020s looking back to 1990. (2363 views) | | | Tasted by Amerique on 8/24/2019 & rated 92 points: Aged, balanced, faded fruit (2733 views) | | | Tasted by srh on 6/28/2019: Friday Tasting Group: "Killer Bar" (#03 for me): "New World" Theme (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA): N: Intensely SMOKY (imagine a tom-based BBQ sauce) aromas atop RIPE berries, poss pyrazines; [budosyu noted poss molasses, but oxidative scents that I didn't get.]
P: Med body; RNDISH entry with NICE, ALMOST swtish BBQ tom sauce frt met by astringent pucker which evolves into a LONG, very, VERY slightly bitterish finish with a TANGY/swtness to the dusty tannins. I'd probably cellar this thru '20, poss '21, then drink for the ff 3-4 yrs. 13.0% ABV; My EXC-/EXC. 96 pts WA, 95+ Galloni, 91 ea WS & Jeannie Cho Lee, and 90+ RJonWine.
Note: The consensus was that this had rec'd LESS than "ideal" storage. (2394 views) | | | Tasted by K-Web24 on 5/17/2019 & rated 88 points: Deep purple color. Nose of pencil shavings, wet earth, black raspberry, and a slight hint of licorice. Muted black fruits on the palate with a touch of white pepper and dark chocolate. Slight acidic bite on the backside with drying tannins. Past its peak now in my opinion. Drink em if you got em! (2262 views) | | | Tasted by srh on 5/10/2019: Friday Tasting Group: In HONOR of 1 of the Group's Mentors (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA): N: RIPE berries with some earthiness & poss undertones of pyrazines? But, tough to parse; Intensity lurking!
P: Med body; NICE, ALMOST swtish frt met by astringent pucker which fairly seamlessly transitions into a LONG, poss very, VERY slightly bitterish finish with a tangy/SWTNESS to the unoffensive, dusty tannins. Approachable now, but could CERTAINLY stand cellaring through '22, then making its 40th. 13% ABV; My EXC+/Exceptional-™. 96 pts WA, 95+ Galloni, 91 ea WS & Jeannie Cho Lee, and 90+ RJonWine. [Translates to 94-97 on the 100 pt scale.] (2297 views) | | | Tasted by Bob23 on 1/26/2019 & rated 92 points: Tasted of dirt and smoke - fascinating old school Napa cab. (2382 views) | | | Tasted by essconsults on 12/12/2018 & rated 91 points: This wine is probably still young, but there is a bit of greenness and herbaceous that I think will stop it from becoming a top wine. To be frank I don't really love Dunn Howell Mountain despite its reputation. The wines of the 1970s from California are still unsurpassed IMHO so it could be the vintage. (2721 views) | | | Tasted by Quiet Lion on 8/23/2018 & rated 93 points: Decanted and swrved. Surprisinhly high-toned and light-bodied although it kept putting on weight and improving over two hours. 1990 was an inconsistent year. I expected much more earthiness. Nevertheless I think this still has room for improvement. (3176 views) | | | Tasted by Zweder on 9/30/2017 & rated 93 points: In the bouquet cherries and chocolate like in cherry liquor bonbons. On the palate a beautifully and mature wine with ripe fruits like cassis, cinnamon, earth and autumn impressions. Mild and soft acidity and tannin. The wine will not improve anymore, but there is no extreme hurry either. (4164 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Vinous, Dunn Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain: 1979–2014 (Aug 2018) (8/1/2018)
(Dunn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain Napa Valley Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, Epic Dunn: Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain 1979-1999 (Feb 2014)
(Dunn Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain Howell Mountain) Subscribe to see review text. | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (10/9/2008)
(Dunn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain) Group's #6 (my #6) – 52 pts; 0, 1, 3, 2 – Slightly cloudy dark red violet color; herbal, minty cassis nose; starting to mature, tart plum, earth mineral palate with a touch of shitake mushroom, very tannic, and fruit not likely to outlive the tannins; medium finish 90+ pts. 90 points |
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| Dunn Vineyards Producer websiteCabernet SauvignonCabernet Sauvignon is probably the most famous red wine grape variety on Earth. It is rivaled in this regard only by its Bordeaux stablemate Merlot, and its opposite number in Burgundy, Pinot Noir. From its origins in Bordeaux, Cabernet has successfully spread to almost every winegrowing country in the world. It is now the key grape variety in many first-rate New World wine regions, most notably Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo Valley. Wherever they come from, Cabernet Sauvignon wines always seem to demonstrate a handful of common character traits: deep color, good tannin structure, moderate acidity and aromas of blackcurrant, tomato leaf, dark spices and cedarwood.
Used as frequently in blends as in varietal wines, Cabernet Sauvignon has a large number of common blending partners. Apart from the obvious Merlot and Cabernet Franc, the most prevalent of these are Malbec, Petit Verdot and Carmenere (the ingredients of a classic Bordeaux Blend), Shiraz (in Australia's favorite blend) and in Spain and South America, a Cabernet – Tempranillo blend is now commonplace. Even the bold Tannat-based wines of Madiran are now generally softened with Cabernet SauvignonUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Napa Valley Napa Valley Wineries and Wine (Napa Valley Vintners)Howell Mountain Howell Mountain |
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