Dunn Vineyards
Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley, California, USA
Flight #2 of our 1997 Retrospective and these were the thoroughbreds. Presented single-blind; no formal notes. Wine #3 had great color and was charming on the nose. Developing, the fruit was beginning to show a slightly more desiccated profile. Relative to the others in the flight, this seems a bit more like a fastball right down the middle of the plate. I called Dunn Napa. A really nice wine that was just a little less interesting relative to the others in the flight. Drink now and through 2030.
Flight #2 of our 1997 Retrospective and these were the thoroughbreds. Presented single-blind; no formal notes. Wine #3 had great color and was charming on the nose. Developing, the fruit was beginning to show a slightly more desiccated profile. Relative to the others in the flight, this seems a bit more like a fastball right down the middle of the plate. I called Dunn Napa. A really nice wine that was just a little less interesting relative to the others in the flight. Drink now and through 2030.
Feb 4th, 2024
Out of magnum and ready to go.
Out of magnum and ready to go.
Jul 26th, 2021
97 in spades. Still primary, still cocoa, still power. Sad to think that current Napa bottlings aren't estate anymore
97 in spades. Still primary, still cocoa, still power. Sad to think that current Napa bottlings aren't estate anymore
May 15th, 2016
At it's peak- stewed red fruit, barnyard, roasted pablano~~~ #AMAZING #drinkonlythebest
At it's peak- stewed red fruit, barnyard, roasted pablano~~~ #AMAZING #drinkonlythebest
Nov 28th, 2013
a Dunn that’s ready?! Wow. Tertiary with cedar and sous bois. Very nice.
a Dunn that’s ready?! Wow. Tertiary with cedar and sous bois. Very nice.
May 2nd, 2022Red fruit, menthol and sawdust. Hard to beat old Dunn.
Red fruit, menthol and sawdust. Hard to beat old Dunn.
May 16th, 2021Unbelievable soft tannins-still has an amazing amount of fruit forward finish-got better as it sat! Incredible!
Unbelievable soft tannins-still has an amazing amount of fruit forward finish-got better as it sat! Incredible!
Jul 23rd, 2020
Cork disintegrated. Almost black, lots of sediment. Smooth, mellowed out and clearly aged wine, but not over the hill. Excellent.
Cork disintegrated. Almost black, lots of sediment. Smooth, mellowed out and clearly aged wine, but not over the hill. Excellent.
Nov 15th, 2015