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1982 Dunn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain
Cabernet Sauvignon
- USA
- California
- Napa Valley
- Howell Mountain
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Community Tasting Notes 80
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melvinyeowq wrote: 92 points
September 22, 2023 - Early birthday celebration: Could easily have passed off as a very good right bank Bordeaux. Rich, dark red fruit with some plum notes. Had a little greenness from another era, liked the understated nature of this. Incredibly fresh for a 40 year old wine, just missing a little complexity as it came across as one-dimensional.
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Boone's Farm Likes this wine: 93 points
August 20, 2023 - Old school California Cabernet
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NYC_Maenad Likes this wine:
November 11, 2022 - Brought to a friend's birthday dinner in NY. Opened maybe 40 minutes before serving, didn't decant. The cork totally disintegrated, causing a bit of trepidation, but we needn't have worried. Even after the car ride and trip downtown in a backpack on the subway, this was gorgeous. Classic nose, tiny touch of eucalyptus, savory herbs, brambly black fruit, tobacco, slight dustiness, resolved tannins. Still great underlying balance and tension, structural support, firmly dry. Felt it was in a state that can last and hold forever, especially in this format. I love magnums. It was fun to present this in a strong lineup of mostly Burgundies and Rhones (for the reds) and have it show so well and full of a completely different personality.
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adnorthup wrote:
February 5, 2022 - Matt’s 40th Party (Fallsington, PA): decanted off sediment and given an hour and a half. Color looks nowhere near its age. The aromas are insanely strong from pop and pour, just super full of fruit. Loads of red and black fruit, definitely reads old Bordeaux. This is absolutely incredible, tasting 20ish years old, loads of life ahead. Dunn Howell is crazy with age.
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apg23 wrote: 89 points
January 1, 2022 - Opened a 6L for New Year’s Eve. It seems to be at the end of its prime.
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By Stephen Tanzer
Dunn Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain: 1979–2014 (Aug 2018), 8/1/2018 (link)(Dunn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain Napa Valley Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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Epic Dunn: Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain 1979-1999 (Feb 2014) (link)(Dunn Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain Howell Mountain) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Gilman
Mar/Apr 2009, Issue #20, The Golden Age of California Cabernet Sauvignon- Part Three(Dunn Vineyards “Howell Mountain” Cabernet Sauvignon) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
9/18/2008 (link) 93 points(Dunn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain) Group's #3 (my #2) – 42 pts; 0, 4, 3, 1 – Dark red violet with clear meniscus; nice, more youthful cassis and tart plum nose with white pepper arising after 25 minutes in the glass; big, tannic, tart cassis and white pepper youthful paalte; medium-plus finish
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1982
- Type Red
- Producer Dunn Vineyards
- Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Howell Mountain
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 1 (0%)
- In Cellars 408 (66%)
- Consumed 210 (34%)
Food Pairing
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Who Likes This Wine
100% Like It 24 votes
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- ProducerDunn Vineyards
- VarietyCabernet Sauvignon
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationHowell Mountain
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