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Score 96/100 · James Suckling, Feb 2019

I have not had many Howell Mountain cabernets like this with crushed blackberry and blueberry character. Nuanced. Full-bodied and extremely fine-textured. It goes on for minutes. Greatness. Drink after 2020.

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97
97/100

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96
96/100

James Suckling

97
97/100

Jeb Dunnuck

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97 points
Jeb Dunnuck
Score 97/100 · Drink 2021-2046, Jeb Dunnuck, Jan 2019

Lots of pine forest, savory herbs, California bay leaf, and both black and blue fruits emerge from the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain. It’s another full-bodied, singular wine from Chris that’s perfectly balanced, with beautiful concentration and the purity and balance that’s the hallmark of this great vintage. Short-term cellaring will be the name of the game here and it will be long-lived. Anticipated maturity: 2021-2046

98 points
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate
Score 98/100 · Drink 2021-2049, Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate, Oct 2018

The 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain (100% Cabernet Sauvignon) is deep purple-black in color and offers an incredible perfume of lilacs, black truffles, violets and menthol over a core of cassis, mulberries and warm plums plus a waft of tobacco leaf. The palate is full-bodied and built like a brick house with very firm, very ripe tannins and oodles of freshness cutting through the earthy layers, finishing very long. 920 cases produced.

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Lokoya
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Cabernet Sauvignon

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Red

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