Red
Aiken Cabernet Sauvignon (Howell Mountain)
Howell Mountain · Napa · United States
Fact sheet
- Type
- Red
- Grape
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Howell Mountain · Napa
- Appellation
- Howell Mountain
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- high
- Tannin
- high
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
carne vermelha · cordeiro · queijos duros
Rated vintages
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200992 pts
Veteran winemaker Joel Aiken marches to a different beat from today's cult style, reverting to an older expression of Napa Valley Cabernet. This one is bone dry, tannic and tightly wound in acids. It will not offer much pleasure now, even after decanting. It needs to be aged, an…