Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews. Learn more.
Manage Subscriptions
Important Update From the Founder
Read message >
Red
1989 Dunn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain
Cabernet Sauvignon
- USA
- California
- Napa Valley
- Howell Mountain
Label borrowed from 1988
Label borrowed from 1990
Label borrowed from 1990
Label borrowed from 1990
Label borrowed from 1990
Label borrowed from 1990
Label borrowed from 1990
Label borrowed from 1990
Label borrowed from 1988
Label borrowed from 1988
Label borrowed from 1988
Label borrowed from 1990
Label borrowed from 1988
Label borrowed from 1988
Label borrowed from 1991
Label borrowed from 1991
Label borrowed from 1991
Label borrowed from 1987
Label borrowed from 1987
Label borrowed from 1991
Label borrowed from 1991
Community Tasting Notes 74
-
sbfencer Likes this wine: 92 points
March 29, 2024 - Maybe somewhat past its peak, but very much an awesome and serious wine. Really cool to get to taste.
-
Zweder wrote: 94 points
January 21, 2023 - Regular dinner group (@ My place): In the bouquet dark berries, sweet spices, pleasant vanilla and in fact still surprisingly youthful. On the palate juicy dark berries, good acidity and still round tannin with a beautiful and firm bite. This wine still has a future of several years.
-
Burgundy Al wrote: 92 points
August 20, 2022 - Mid-Aged Zinfandel and Cali Cab Dinner (Casa Garard - Northfield IL): Lots here... bold black fruit, firm tannins, meaty character, just not quite perfectly harmonious to me, so not as balanced as I'd consider ideal. Still, easy to enjoy. Not certain if/ how/ when this will reach its full potential.
1 person found this helpful Comment -
jlgnml Likes this wine: 96 points
August 20, 2022 - Chez Garard older Zinfandels and Cali Cabs: Fantastic btl. Pristine condition and our sons birth year. Deep and rich Cab fruit. Brief decant. For an off vintage Randy makes great wines that age. Drink
-
Anandwine Likes this wine: 91 points
April 8, 2021 - Drank over three days. Earth, soil, manure on the nose. Faded blackberry, barnyard funk. With no decant, smelled and tasted extremely earthy. Funk blew off with some air, revealing a medium-bodied, peppery, delightful wine.
1 - 5 of 74
More notes
Pro Reviews 2
Add a Pro ReviewVinous
-
By Antonio Galloni
Epic Dunn: Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain 1979-1999 (Feb 2014) (link)(Dunn Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain Howell Mountain) Subscribe to see review text.
RJonWine.com
-
By Richard Jennings
10/9/2008 (link) 91 points(Dunn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain) Group's #5 (my #5) – 52 pts; 1, 0, 0, 1 – Dark red violet with pale edges; tobacco and sage nose with a touch of Necco wafer; tart tobacco, graphite, charcoal and black fruit palate; medium-plus finish
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1989
- Type Red
- Producer Dunn Vineyards
- Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Howell Mountain
- UPC Code 725011257273
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 833 (66%)
- Consumed 437 (34%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
roast beefWho Likes This Wine
96% Like It 23 votes
More About This Wine
Articles
- ProducerDunn Vineyards
- VarietyCabernet Sauvignon
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationHowell Mountain
Add Articles
- Wine1989 Dunn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain (add)
- FamilyDunn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain (add)
- ProducerDunn Vineyards
- VarietalCabernet Sauvignon
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationHowell Mountain