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Saturday, April 15, 2023 - Garnet w a very tiny hint of purple
Coravined a glass, and let it sit covered over night.
As it was when I opened it, and the next morning, I get a strong aroma of pasta and pepper?…(the Cab franc in there?)
There’s also hints of oregano and spice
Not much fruit on the nose, however, fruit characteristics of dried cherries and over ripe blackberry & slight prune on the palate.
Tannins still strong, but well integrated
Med acid
Lots of sediment
Idk if I’d age this any longer
Except for maybe Dunn, I’m starting to think 20 years is the limit on Howell mountain (and the optimal time being 16-20 yrs) every time I drink a Howell mountain wine over 20, the extracted, high alcohol, old/dried fruit characteristics dominate, and there’s not a lot of nuance.
At 20 years, I don’t think Howell mtn offers what the west side Napa mountains offer for the wine experience.
Wines w such high abvs (as in most on Howell) turn really port like w extended age, where on mt veeder, spring mtn, and Diamond mtn, secondary and tertiary characteristics are more evident and noticeable.
The Ilona was interesting, but still extracted port like flavor

It’s that late day hot Sun exposure, baking pie into the wines from Howell, and even atlas peak

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