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• Vinnut Likes this wine: 93 points

  February 15, 2024 - 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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8 Comments

• Mark1npt commented:

  2/15/24, 4:17 PM - Looking forward to these aging another 5 years!

• wineotim commented:

  2/15/24, 4:58 PM - Looking forward to the next 5 weeks or so for me to pop one.

• Mark1npt commented:

  2/15/24, 5:44 PM - Tim, you don't have any older aged ones?

• wineotim commented:

  2/16/24, 5:37 AM - I don't have any sadly....I miss those older vintages of HM and MV.

• Vinnut commented:

  2/16/24, 2:17 PM - Mark1npt & wineotim, I would give it a minimum of 10 years to develop further!

• Mark1npt commented:

  2/16/24, 7:38 PM - Lol, Tim easily has 10 years....me, maybe!

• wineotim commented:

  3/13/24, 3:19 PM - Mark, I was able to locate a couple bottles of older vintages...you're a bad influence on me!

• Mark1npt commented:

  3/13/24, 4:58 PM - Tim......I've always been a bad influence! Cheers, pal!

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