Dunn, Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon

Dunn, Howell Mountain Cabernet SauvignonDark ruby red. Very reticent but ripe scents of black raspberry, licorice and graphite. Hugely rich, chewy, slightly liqueur like wine with the powerful medicinal reserve of a barrel sample. This massive, brooding, dark Cabernet is almost too much today and will need a good decade more of cellaring to lose some of its baby fat. Finishes extremely tactile and long, with substantial tannins coating the front teeth. (13. 9% after a bit of de

indeed it’s very Volnay

10 years' ageing on lees

Juice from the subsequent harvest is added to make the second fermentation

This is sufficiently forward that it should be approachable after only 3 to 4 years if desired

the 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Wraith leaps from the glass with gregarious black and red cherries

It should drink well for a decade or more

dried fruits with a strong animal and damp-hay note

licorice and ample black fruits

offering very good clarity and emerging honey and floral notes

as well as pure menthol

Deep and rich with some liqueur elements

(92-95)/2036+