Red Mountain, Columbia Valley

Canvasback (Duckhorn Vineyards)

Red Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 2015

Come on now. This is a great cab! Got me thinking Bad Company! I’m ready for love! Balanced. Blackberry and oak. Jammy. Oh yeah. — 16 days ago

Cakebread Cellars

Dancing Bear Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2007

1hr+ decant. Not sure if it needed more or was over the hill. Dark red color. Tough to write a note as this changed so much over the following hour. Medicinal tones with cherries and subtle vanilla. Medium minus finish. Might be in an odd phase? Confused! — 9 days ago

Brooke Weaver Jakubowski
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Tom, Shay and 6 others liked this

Bevan Cellars

Sugarloaf Mountain Proprietary Red Blend

Stunning wine! Still showing lots of fruit with hints of tertiary starting to show. Maybe opened too soon as this was my last bottle. x — a month ago

Philip Togni Vineyard

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2011

Catching up from Friday night. I pulled this bottle because I knew that friends were bringing a 2003 Mayacamas. I thought Spring Mountain and Mt. Veeder would be a nice comparison. This may have been my WOTN. 2011 “the bad Napa vintage” also known as the “Bordeaux”vintage. It was absolutely stunning. So many years left with this one. Completely balanced harmony in the glass. — 7 days ago

Tom, Ira and 10 others liked this

O'Shaughnessy

Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Balanced, saline, forest floor, marshmallow, dark chocolate, ripe red fruits, medium tannin — 14 days ago

Eric, Joe and 7 others liked this

La Jota Vineyard Co.

Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Flight club - $150 a bottle — a month ago

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Dunn Vineyards

Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 1982

Redfruit aromas and flavors, this is still hopelessly young, though the tannins have softened a bit and it seems to be inching towards maturity, impeccable balance and great depth of flavors, super long, lingering finish, just an absolutely fantastic, old school California mountain Cabernet. I have always believed this to be the best Dunn Howell Mountain ever made (I’ve tasted 1981-1992, with a distinct style change towards riper and higher ABV starting around 1992, after which I stopped buying the wine). $15 full retail when I bought it in late 1984. — 12 days ago

Jim Powers
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vinokeeno

vinokeeno

Used to joke about these Dunn HM wines being 40 year wines back in my twenties...guess I wasn't too far off.
ESF

ESF

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Doug Powers

Doug Powers

@vinokeeno , I used to say the same thing, and it’s still not really mature. Fortunately I was still in my late 20s when I purchased it.

Chateau Ste. Michelle

Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Wildly variable ratings. Haven’t had many cabs recently but I liked it and would buy it again. — 18 days ago