Red
Duckhorn 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
- medium
- Tannin
- high
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
carne bovina grelhada · carne de cordeiro · queijos duros · carnes de caça · churrasco
Rated vintages
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200993 pts
Held back for more than four years, this Cab remains tough in tannins and lush in primary fruits. It's as ripe as any '09 out there, with black cherry, currant, chocolate and roasted coconut flavors. A succulent sweetness runs throughout, despite the absolutely dry finish. Hold…
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200794 pts
Bottled in March 2010 and released in September 2011, this wine is still drinking young and fresh, with firm, rustic tannins. It's gigantic in mineral-infused blackberries and black currants; the flavors are deep, intense and long-lasting into the finish. An impressive wine whos…
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200694 pts
Here's one for the cellar, no doubt about it. Shows classic, old-fashioned Howell tannins, the kind that grip early and lock the palate down throughout. But you can't help but be struck by the immensity of fruit. Massive in sweet blackberries and black currants, liberally oaked,…