2007 Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon
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I am quite surprised, positively so, to see how delicate and understated the 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain is today. Dark red fruit, blood orange, flowers and dried herbs are all nicely laced together. Silky, polished tannins wrap it all up. The 2007 is one of the most sensual Howell Mountain Cabernets I have tasted from Dunn.
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Bright, dark red with ruby tones. Briary dark berries, bitter chocolate, cocoa powder and minerals on the nose, lifted by a violet quality. Silky, fine-grained and highly concentrated, in a distinctly dark style; the wine's bulletproof fruit is still youthfully withdrawn and a bit medicinal. The unflagging finish is classic and dry, featuring tannins that are firm but essentially sweet and showing subtle black fruit and floral flavors that go on and on. Still a bit withdrawn and nowhere near its peak, this wine has a great future. Of the more recent Dunn vintages, this wine displays a distinctly Old World medicinal quality and spine.