Really great. Needs about 3 hours of air. So well balanced. A lot of cocoa, blackberry, garden dirt, some tree bark, some chocolate cherries, but very dark, some menthol in the background, long finish, almost coffee and cocoa, some fruits as well. Outstanding!
Really great. Needs about 3 hours of air. So well balanced. A lot of cocoa, blackberry, garden dirt, some tree bark, some chocolate cherries, but very dark, some menthol in the background, long finish, almost coffee and cocoa, some fruits as well. Outstanding!
Aug 10th, 2025
Howell Mountain Cab.
Tannins have softened. There is sweetness, oak and a nice blackcurrant finish.
Howell Mountain Cab.
Tannins have softened. There is sweetness, oak and a nice blackcurrant finish.
Apr 7th, 2022
17/20 (92/100) элегантный аромат вишневого варенья, спелых ягод черники и ежевики, цветов и ванили. Тельное с довольно высокой кислотностью и интенсивными, уже готовыми танинами. Черешневое во вкусе. Вино в начале своей зрелости. #dfwe2018
17/20 (92/100) элегантный аромат вишневого варенья, спелых ягод черники и ежевики, цветов и ванили. Тельное с довольно высокой кислотностью и интенсивными, уже готовыми танинами. Черешневое во вкусе. Вино в начале своей зрелости. #dfwe2018
Dec 26th, 2018
Decided to go a different direction this evening and open a Cakebread Dancing Bear. The 2012 got 99 pts from RP and is every bit as delicious as he says. Wonderful flavors of mulberries, blueberries, and blackberries jump from the glass. The color is an amazing inky purple. It's drinking perfectly right now. 95% Cabernet and 5% Merlot.
Decided to go a different direction this evening and open a Cakebread Dancing Bear. The 2012 got 99 pts from RP and is every bit as delicious as he says. Wonderful flavors of mulberries, blueberries, and blackberries jump from the glass. The color is an amazing inky purple. It's drinking perfectly right now. 95% Cabernet and 5% Merlot.
Feb 25th, 2017
Amazing balance, huge red notes of berries and stone fruit. Deep purple with semi water ring and blue hue. I am in love with this wine ALMOST as much as I am with my wife;) and as easy as this is to drink it's difficult to believe that it's 14.8%
Amazing balance, huge red notes of berries and stone fruit. Deep purple with semi water ring and blue hue. I am in love with this wine ALMOST as much as I am with my wife;) and as easy as this is to drink it's difficult to believe that it's 14.8%
Jan 8th, 2017
Howell Mountain, Napa Valley, California, USA
