WINE =======: 1996 Dunn Vineyards Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain
AOC         : Howell Mountain
Tasting Date: 2006-12-17
Varietal    : Pinot Noir
Score       : 95
Country     : USA
State       : California
Region      : Howell Mountain, Napa Valley

Notes
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The color of this wine is a lovely dark garnet. It has a
medium nose of plum, blackberry, black cherry, pencil
shavings, and a hint of tar. Strong legs. The flavor is very
extracted--distinct tannins, but nicely muted, notes of tar,
with the fruit a bit muted at first. It has a super long
finish. After giving it some time to breathe, it gets
great...tannins fade, and the fruit comes forward--black
cherry, with tar--and becomes even smoother.

I'd like to try this one again in 10 years.

Additional Notes
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We were a bit worried about this wine, since it may have spent the week
following Katrina in the wine cooler. (The wine cellar stayed relatively
cool for days, while the wine cellar was like an oven when it was rescued.)
If it was damaged by the conditions, the damage was minimal; it was still
an awesome wine. We tasted the same wine & vintage the month before
Katrina, so check out the tasting notes on that one for comparison.

The Howell Mountain wines consist of one hundred percent Howell Mountain
fruit.
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