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Bottle of Dunn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain 1998 (5L)-Red Wine-Flatiron SF

Dunn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain 1998 (5L)

Red Wine from California, United States
by Dunn Vineyards
$2,299.99
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Howell Mountain in 1998 was a cold, challenging vintage—and Randy Dunn responded by discarding 40% of his crop to achieve ripeness. The resulting Cabernet is a masterwork of selective farming: 32 months in 100% new French oak yielded a wine of serious depth and concentration, with iron, smoke, anise, and dark fruit creating striking complexity. Graphite, cassis, menthol, and smoke layer over full-bodied structure. Now at its graceful peak, this 5L format offers a magnificent window into mountain-grown California fruit.

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Professional Reviews

Antonio Galloni

AG 97
"Ironically, the 1998 Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain from a much weaker vintage than 1997 on paper, is a much more interesting wine. Huge and explosive on the palate, the 1998 boasts serious depth and concentration. Iron, smoke, anise and dark red/blackish fruit all swirl around in the glass in a striking, nuanced Cabernet that is among the wines of the year in Napa Valley. If there is a dark horse in this tasting, the 1998 is it. Beautiful." -Vinous

Robert Parker

RP 90
"Dunn's normal policy is to select the Napa Cabernet Sauvignon from his barrels right before bottling. Hence what I tasted was a trial blend of this wine. This year produced extremely small crops characterized by extremely cool growing seasons as well as unusually late harvests. Randy Dunn dropped 40% of his crop in 1998 in order to attain ripeness. Consequently, this wine does not possess the herbaceousness or weediness found in many 1998 Howell Mountain Cabernets" -Robert Parker

Details

  • Grape Variety

    Cabernet Sauvignon

  • Vintage

    1998

  • Size

    5L

  • Farming Practice

    Sustainable

  • Style

    Fruity , Rich

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Full Bodied