February 7, 2024 - Very good after 90 minutes
August 17, 2023 - Still drinking wonderfully. Delicious.
April 26, 2021 - Same as prior note - showing better than I previously remembered, with vibrant fruit flavors. I enjoyed this and ready to go now.
August 24, 2020 - This has much more life and flavor than I remembered. Color is translucent red, with a fairly muted nose. This shows best on the palate with bright cherry / raspberry. Well balanced and smooth finish.
April 10, 2020 - Medium light cherry color and clear. Bright nose of cherry, cola and licorice. Light bodied with cola and cherry flavors. More pinot like than a caberernet.
October 1, 2019 - notes consistent with last; nice!
September 14, 2019 - Smooth but quite uneventful and underwhelming. No intensity and not what I normally get with Howell Mountain.
June 23, 2019 - Classic CA Cab. Lots of dark fruit and spice, but with a crisp core. Big, but not over-extracted. This is just a baby and I'm glad I have more. 91-92
June 9, 2019 - Classic Howell Mountain juice. Just starting to enter its drinking window. Was a steal for $35
December 17, 2018 - This was considerably better than a year ago. Bottle variation or being sideways certainly improved. Short decant about 45 minutes revealed great dark cherry and black fruit with no sediment. Probably still a bit young but paired very nicely with Prime tenderloin and sauteed mushrooms.