Quill Wines
Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon
Howell Mountain, Napa Valley, California, USA
Extracted dark fruits. Black plum, black cherry, currant with well integrated oak notes of vanilla and pie spices. Bold mountain fruit, velvety tannins and acid that carries the finish. A bit hot.
Extracted dark fruits. Black plum, black cherry, currant with well integrated oak notes of vanilla and pie spices. Bold mountain fruit, velvety tannins and acid that carries the finish. A bit hot.
1 person found it helpfulAug 28th, 2015
Cedar, currant, tobacco with a very long and soft finish
Cedar, currant, tobacco with a very long and soft finish
Aug 1st, 2016
2014 vintage. New release...no really! Held back for a decade until "ready." Medium-heavy body and Cabs don't get much darker in color than this. Tasted more like Spring Mountain or Mount Veeder to me tho as it was missing that Howell Mountain uppercut on the finish. Very nice and the price wasn't as ridiculous as you would expect for a decade-aged, HM Cab project. Producer to keep an eye on for down the road efforts. Heart is in the right place. 8.28.24.
2014 vintage. New release...no really! Held back for a decade until "ready." Medium-heavy body and Cabs don't get much darker in color than this. Tasted more like Spring Mountain or Mount Veeder to me tho as it was missing that Howell Mountain uppercut on the finish. Very nice and the price wasn't as ridiculous as you would expect for a decade-aged, HM Cab project. Producer to keep an eye on for down the road efforts. Heart is in the right place. 8.28.24.
Dark black fruit, leather, cedar, molasses (not really vanilla) full body, well integrated med+ tannins, med alcohol, med acid. Med+ finish. A real pleasurable wine. $100 retail, however. 😢
Dark black fruit, leather, cedar, molasses (not really vanilla) full body, well integrated med+ tannins, med alcohol, med acid. Med+ finish. A real pleasurable wine. $100 retail, however. 😢
Jul 30th, 2023Leather - soft notes of dark cherry and mineral notes you would have expected from Howell Mountain fruit. This wine has aged beautifully and is a sleeper on the wine list!
Leather - soft notes of dark cherry and mineral notes you would have expected from Howell Mountain fruit. This wine has aged beautifully and is a sleeper on the wine list!
Jun 12th, 2021
Great bottle of wine. Well balanced, good complexity, very elegant. Drinking beautifully now.
Great bottle of wine. Well balanced, good complexity, very elegant. Drinking beautifully now.
Jan 13th, 20182009 Howell mountain. Quills diamond mountain offers a similar deliciousness. It’s delicious upon opening - Various dark fruits that are evenly balanced and end on a dark plummy, cocoa note. Not a lasting finish which makes it highly drinkable, first bottle goes quick.
2009 Howell mountain. Quills diamond mountain offers a similar deliciousness. It’s delicious upon opening - Various dark fruits that are evenly balanced and end on a dark plummy, cocoa note. Not a lasting finish which makes it highly drinkable, first bottle goes quick.
Dec 30th, 2017
Very delicious. Voluptuous dark fruits, graphite/pencil shavings, pine cone/cedar. This is some fragrant, delicious juice.
Very delicious. Voluptuous dark fruits, graphite/pencil shavings, pine cone/cedar. This is some fragrant, delicious juice.
Nov 13th, 2017