2011 Cabernet Sauvignon Hershey Vineyard
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Tasting notes
The 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon Hershey Vineyard shows the added depth and palate presence of Howell Mountain. Dark cherry fruit, gravel, crushed rocks, tar, goudron, menthol and licorice build in this super-expressive Cabernet From Dana. Firm Howell Mountain tannins wrap around the potent, driving finish.
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Robert Parker, Wine Advocate
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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Amazing aromas of blackberries, blueberries, mushrooms and violets. Full body with a dense, precise palate and a firm, intense finish. Masculine but formed and polished. This needs at least four or five years to come even more together.
The fruit for the 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon Hershey Vineyard was picked on November 2, and it is certainly one of the stars of the vintage, reflecting the success Howell Mountain enjoyed in this vintage. It possesses excellent ripeness along with mulberry, blueberry and black raspberry fruit intermixed with hints of wet rock and graphite. Ripe, lush and medium to full-bodied with sweet tannin, this beauty, because of the precociousness and forward character of the 2011s, is best consumed over the next 10-12 years.
About the producer
Located on the Rutherford bench, Dana Estates is a small Napa estate focused on producing fine, single-site Cabernet Sauvignon. The concentrated wines are some of the region’s most sought-after, regularly earning top ratings from critics – with 19 100-point scores to date.