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2012 O'Shaughnessy Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain
Cabernet Sauvignon
- USA
- California
- Napa Valley
- Howell Mountain
Label borrowed from 2011
Label borrowed from 2013
Label borrowed from 2013
Label borrowed from 2011
Label borrowed from 2013
Label borrowed from 2013
Community Tasting Notes 119
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Bluethunder wrote: 93 points
April 13, 2024 - PnP and drank over several hours. Medium bodied, well balanced with lots and dark lush fruit, soft tannins.
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One Percenter Likes this wine: 95 points
February 17, 2024 - Sadly, our last one. Still has several years left, but it is singing now. Fruit on the front and a medium length finish on the back. Smooth and delicious!
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kandrfairview Likes this wine: 94 points
January 19, 2024 - Aging very well
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SMHalps Likes this wine: 95 points
December 17, 2023 - At a "Cabernet from around the world night" with my wine group, at a NYC Steakhouse. We had in order, 2010 Château Saint-Pierre, 2012 O'Shaughnessy Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain, 2013 Figgins Estate Red Wine, and the 2018 Montepeloso Gabbro Toscana IGT. All were opened, but not decanted for at least 45 minutes before pouring. 7 of us had the O'Shaughnessy as their favorite with one going with the Saint-Pierre. I think if all of us gave the wines numerical scores, everyone's numbers would have been between 96 and 91. An outstanding tasting! This was my favorite. We could have it with or without food. Long finish, dark color, full bodied. Normally around 10 years past the vintage, I prefer O'Shaughnessy's Mt. Veeder to their Howell Mountain. But this bottle was amazing and I can't imagine the Mt. Veeder being better than this, at this age point. I might even be shorting this a point!
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Mdubnik Likes this wine: 91 points
November 27, 2023 - A little bit "flat". Not a bad bottle; not corked. Decanted and drank over three hours. Never really rose to the potential I was expecting, based on drinking multiple other vintages from O'S on HM. Won't shy away from this in the future in hopes I had a bottle that was simply "off".
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2012
- Type Red
- Producer O'Shaughnessy
- Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Howell Mountain
- UPC Codes 086003061927, 095839000031, 451087787504
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 12 (0%)
- In Cellars 2,339 (47%)
- Consumed 2,577 (52%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
99% Like It 91 votes
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- VarietyCabernet Sauvignon
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationHowell Mountain
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