1993 Dunn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain

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  10/15/2023 - aagrawal wrote: 92 Points

  Decanted off 1-2oz settled sediment. Deep ruby, somewhat less bricking than expected at 30 years old; black fruited, some dusty spices, slight capsicum; palate is well balanced with medium-plus alcohol, well integrated tannin, medium-plus refreshing acidity, fully mature with faded black fruits; medium length finish. A nice Dunn, but slightly weaker than the other vintages. Ready now. 92

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  9/11/2023 - ekorn wrote:

  Cork was malleable but in relatively good shape. Sad to say, this bottle left me with the same impression as my last two. I think (hope) that means just a bad lot.
  
  Color shows little, if any, sign of age. Nose is lovely -- red fruited and dusty with some menthol. On the palate... a void. Just some slight minerality. No fruit, nothing secondary or tertiary to note.
  
  I tasted this after opening, after several hours in a decanter, and 24 hours later. No change. What a bummer, and just holding out hope that the remaining bottles show better.

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  7/1/2023 - mxpbuy Likes this wine: 94 Points

  From Magnum. 2 hour decant with less than a teaspoon of sediment. In this format, the wine still needed an additional 3 hours of air before it fully came around. Also massive, and my last 750ml of this wine showed better. Nonetheless, all the earmarkings of a great wine and one of the best from Napa for this vintage. Loads of very ripe black and red fruits, tannins still a bit thick but also rounded and pliable. Touches of brett that were perfectly enjoyable, with some eucalyptus, sweet Oak and cassis.

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  6/23/2023 - Milos Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Drank side by side with 1993 Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select. Cork fell apart but no problem with the wine. Not the first Dunn cork that disintegrated. This wine is the essence of Howell Mountain Cabernet. Dark ruby red, no hint of the 30-year age. Dark red and blue fruit, dark chocolate, maybe lilac and touch of earth. The palate is structured balanced with the fruit, acid and tannin matching well producing seamless intensity. Love the low alcohol! Many years left but how much better will it get?

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  4/16/2023 - ekorn wrote:

  Recently purchased a lot of 6 bottles of this wine. One bottle in the lot had some signs of seepage/a slightly different ullage, so I figured I would open that bottle first.
  
  After hacking through the wax, it became evident that the wine had a cork issue - the top of the cork had seen some wine. On opening, the wine smelled fine, and the color looked remarkably young.
  
  Then, the palate -- just a void. No fruit, nothing tertiary. Just something vaguely mineral. Never had this happen with a bottle before.
  
  I opened a second bottle with a more promising looking closure; more pronounced nose, but still nothing on the palate. Bizarre.

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