1986 Dunn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley

Community Tasting Notes (97) Avg Score: 92.5 points

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  4/5/2024 - RockinCabs wrote: 92 Points

  A really solid Dunn HM with lots of blue mountain berry fruit, blackberry, and vigorous notes of espresso, nori and pine. There is a supple red fruit note that is imparted by the (est. 15%) Oakville cab that was sourced for this wine. Approachable today and needed about 30-mins in the decanter to start to improve.
  
  Excellent Dunn from 1986

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  4/5/2024 - englishman's claret wrote: 89 Points

  Tasted blind after some 1970s Napa, this showed clearly from a different era - actually hot on the palate, with a cooked blackberry, black cherry, licorice, sweetish profile. Not quite what I'd hope and a distinct step down from the Howell Mountain. 50% HM, 50% Oakville.

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  3/9/2024 - glou.sf Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Pretty nose with menthol, leather, red fruit, cassis, earth, and pepper. Good acidity with cherries, more fruit, leather, underwood, and just a hint of sweetness on the palate. Nice finish. This was very impressive. Starting to show some tertiary notes but there is so much fruit left. Should continue to age beautifully.

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  3/9/2024 - Satoshi Nakamoto Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Perfect fill. Dark color with a rich nose of tobacco, graphite, dark red fruits, and lead. Still pretty tannic on the palate and coming across about a decade younger than one would expect. Great showing, especially for the vintage. Happy 38th, Joe and Bryan!

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  7/1/2022 - bobbubbabs wrote: 94 Points

  Surprisingly delicious! From art engraved and signed magnum. Ordinarily disappointed in age worthiness of old Napa cabs, but this Dunn was terrific. A modest stale sensation passed with an hour of air. Smooth, good color, mature cab flavors. Drink up unless you have larger formats.

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